Bill Title: Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB1743 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Jeff Leach [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Candy Noble [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Venton Jones [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-100	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nicole Collier [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-095	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Senfronia Thompson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-141	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Alma Allen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-131	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rafael Anchia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-103	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charles Anderson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Diego Bernal [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-123	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Josey Garcia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-124	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ray Lopez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-125	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christina Morales [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-145	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Eddie Morales [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mihaela Plesa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Royce West [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cesar Blanco [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Juan Hinojosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Morgan LaMantia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Senator Jose Menendez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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