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TX HB3000

TX HB3000
Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.


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Introduced
02/19/2025
In Committee
05/25/2025
Crossed Over
05/02/2025
Passed
06/20/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/20/2025

Introduced Session

89th Legislature Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a rural ambulance service grant program administered by the Texas Comptroller to provide financial assistance to ambulance service providers in small rural counties. Specifically, the program targets counties with 68,750 or fewer residents and allows these counties to apply for grants to purchase ambulances. The grant amounts vary based on county population size: counties with less than 10,000 residents can receive up to $500,000, while counties between 10,000 and 68,750 residents can receive up to $350,000. To be eligible, counties must submit an application on behalf of a qualified rural ambulance service provider, which includes private safety entities or public agencies licensed to provide emergency medical services. The comptroller will evaluate grant applications considering factors like the county's taxable property value, per capita income, and unemployment rate. Grant recipients must use the funds exclusively for purchasing ambulances and are prohibited from reducing the ambulance service provider's budget in the following fiscal year. The program is set to begin on January 1, 2026, with the comptroller required to establish application processes and rules by that date, and the bill will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (25)

Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25 (on 06/20/2025)

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