The following hearings have been scheduled to take up interim charges:
House Committee on State Affairs – 10am on 4/23/26
- The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony regarding:
- Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of all legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following: SB 6
- Battery Storage and Safety: Examine the current rules and regulations regarding battery storage and safety. Evaluate potential risks to communities and make recommendations to allow the continued deployment of battery storage without compromising public safety.
House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability – 9am on 4/30/26
- The Committee will meet to take invited testimony only on the following topics and interim charges:
- Evaluate health care cost drivers, including statutory, regulatory, and administrative burdens, and the impact of fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Evaluate the impact insurance design, cost sharing, market structure, and payment policies have on consumers and employers.
- Examine the impact of consolidation on patient choice, market competition, and price and value in health care services.
- Review the level of consumer transparency in health care markets to ensure consumers have access to clear, accurate, and actionable information on prices, benefits, and out-of-pocket costs.
House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability – 9am on 5/1/26
- If the committee does not complete its hearing of all invited testimony scheduled for its April 30th public hearing, it will reconvene after a recess to continue hearing invited testimony only on the posted interim charges.
House Human Services – 10am on 5/5/26
- The committee will hear invited testimony only on the following charges:
- Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of all legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following: HB 26, HB 109, HB 136, SB 379, SB 513
- Provision of Services for Texans With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Evaluate the availability of services for Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including service coordination, Home and Community-Based Services, and the functionality of the waiver interest list. Ensure vulnerable Texans are protected by the current regulatory landscape and make recommendations for improvements.
- Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: Ensure government services provided by agencies under the committee’s jurisdiction, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, efficiently serve eligible Texans. Evaluate barriers to efficient service provision for both clients and the providers of services, particularly the enrollment and credentialing of Medicaid providers. Review current efforts to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, and consider additional measures to reduce costs to taxpayers.
- Agency Oversight: Pursuant to the broad oversight responsibilities granted to the Committee under Section 301.014, Government Code, and the House Rules of Procedure, monitor the agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable. The jurisdiction of the Human Services Committee includes the following agencies: HHSC, DFPS, BHEC
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