Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action May 14, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
86–40
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 128
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic50
98% Yea
R
Republican78
51% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
8
May 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
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