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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

HB 5098 presented by Pat Curry on Monday, April 7 in the Texas House

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Pat Curry, Texas State Representative of the 56th district (R) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-curry-693b2a16/

Pat Curry, Texas State Representative of the 56th district (R) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-curry-693b2a16/

Rep. Pat Curry introduced HB 5098, a bill on Health, Human Services, and State Finances, to the Texas House on Monday, April 7 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the establishment of an electronic health record loan program for certain health care facilities’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill establishes an electronic health record loan program for certain health care facilities in Texas, aiming to facilitate the purchase and implementation of electronic health record systems. It mandates the executive commissioner, in cooperation with the comptroller, to set up eligibility criteria, application procedures, loan terms, and monitoring guidelines. The bill gives preference to facilities in medically underserved or rural areas and those serving Medicaid recipients. Loans will have interest rates capped at 1%, with terms up to 10 years, covering up to 80% of system costs for prioritized facilities and up to 50% for others. The bill allows the commission to fund loans using appropriations or donations and takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.

Pat Curry, member of the House Committee on Transportation, proposed another 41 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Curry graduated from Texas A&M.

Pat Curry is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 56th House district. He replaced previous state representative Charles Anderson in 2024.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Pat Curry in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 527604/07/2025Relating to the dedication of certain state money for ad valorem tax relief
HB 527004/07/2025Relating to authorized investments by governmental entities
HB 526004/07/2025Relating to the investment of public funds by a local government in investment pools
HB 494204/03/2025Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requirements
HB 494004/03/2025Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain intoxication offenses
HB 493904/03/2025Relating to the ownership of deer in this state
HB 493804/03/2025Relating to the abolishment of the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Parks and Wildlife Commission and the transfer of their functions to the General Land Office, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Public Safety
HB 493204/03/2025Relating to the regulation of chronic wasting disease and the establishment of a pilot program to breed deer resistant to chronic wasting disease
HB 492504/03/2025Relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan
HB 490004/03/2025Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries
HB 474704/03/2025Relating to increasing procurement acquisition thresholds
HB 460004/03/2025Relating to the issuance of Animal Friendly specialty license plates
HB 457104/03/2025Relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements placed on school districts
HB 456704/03/2025Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools
HB 456404/03/2025Relating to the investigation and enforcement of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act
HB 456204/03/2025Relating to a prohibition on the transfer of certain personal data without consent
HB 421203/31/2025Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account
HB 271603/31/2025Relating to the consideration of a history of family violence, child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses in suits affecting the parent-child relationship
HB 383903/26/2025Relating to state agency review of adopted rules
HB 383803/26/2025Relating to limitations on the enforcement of certain occupational regulations
HB 383603/26/2025Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials
HB 383503/26/2025Relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds by a political subdivision
HB 383103/26/2025Relating to the identification of breeder deer
HB 383003/26/2025Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain watershed protection activities
HB 360703/25/2025Relating to the regulation of deer breeding by the Parks and Wildlife Department
HB 108003/25/2025Relating to the publication of required notice by a political subdivision by alternative media
HB 294903/19/2025Relating to Celebrate Veterans Week in public schools
HB 286203/19/2025Relating to certain compensation and reimbursement information required to be disclosed in a lobbyist registration form
HB 273203/18/2025Relating to prohibiting school districts from providing student instruction on Veterans Day
HB 248403/17/2025Relating to an account for construction retainage
HB 173603/14/2025Relating to daylight saving time
HB 134003/10/2025Relating to certain federal law enforcement agents serving as armed security officers at public schools and the authority of the chief of school safety and security for the Texas Education Agency to carry a weapon on public school grounds
HB 133903/10/2025Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act
HB 119703/07/2025Relating to a requirement that an election for a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district is partisan
HB 119503/07/2025Relating to the date of an election seeking voter approval for the issuance of a school district bond
HB 108603/07/2025Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas
HB 108403/07/2025Relating to the regulation of in vitro fertilization procedures; authorizing an administrative penalty
HB 108303/07/2025Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
HB 108203/07/2025Relating to claiming an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment
HB 108103/07/2025Relating to the placement by a school district of a student who engages in a course of conduct that demonstrates habitually violent, harmful, or destructive behavior
HB 107903/07/2025Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system

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