Texas SJR 6: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

Bill Text

89(R) SJR 6 - Introduced version - Bill Text

  
 89R152 MM-F

  

  

 By: Zaffirini, Cook
 S.J.R. No. 6

  

  

   

 A JOINT RESOLUTION

  

 proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand 

  

 eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal 

  

 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

  

        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

  

        SECTION 1.  Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by 

  

 adding Section 74 to read as follows:

  

        Sec. 74.  The state shall provide medical assistance to all 

  

 individuals who apply for that assistance and for whom federal 

  

 matching funds are available under the Patient Protection and 

  

 Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health 

  

 Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 

  

 111-152), to the state to provide that assistance.

  

        SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to 

  

 the Texas Constitution:

  

        TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies 

  

 to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, 

  

 Regular Session, 2025, requiring the state to expand eligibility 

  

 for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching funds are 

  

 available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

  

 Act.

  

        (b)  Section 74, Article XVI, of this constitution takes 

  

 effect January 1, 2026.

  

        (c)  This temporary provision expires January 1, 2027.

  

        SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 

  

 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. 

  

 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the 

  

 proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the state to 

  

 expand eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal 

  

 matching funds are available under the federal Patient Protection 

  

 and Affordable Care Act."