Bill Text: TX SB1507 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Finance [SB1507 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1507-Introduced.html

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88R13164 KBB-F
By: Huffman S.B. No. 1507

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
designated by this Act; making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the General Revenue Fund No. 0001 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 55M26159 to a confidential payee for
overtime.
$23,058.11
To pay claim number 55M26161 to a confidential payee for
overtime.
$23,267.52
To pay claim number 55M26177 to a confidential payee for
overtime.
$18,157.51
To pay claim number 95M10063 to Concepcion Flores for
replacement of a void Aid to Families with Dependent Children
warrant.
$158.00
To pay claim number 95M10201 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void workers' compensation benefits warrant.
$70.08
To pay claim number 95M10202 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void workers' compensation benefits warrant.
$52.56
To pay claim number 95M10203 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void workers' compensation benefits warrant.
$122.64
To pay claim number 95M10218 to Patricia Young for
replacement of void foster care aid warrants.
$2,000.00
To pay claim number 95M10285 to Harold Sager, Independent
Executor for the Estate of Lenard O. Sager for replacement of a void
unclaimed property warrant.
$52,391.22
To pay claim number 95M10286 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$21,346.79
To pay claim number 95M10314 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void payroll warrant.
$5,255.83
To pay claim number 95M10377 to Dallas County Southwestern
Institute of Forensic Sciences for expert consult/biological
analysis.
$3,802.00
To pay claim number 95M10388 to Centre for Neuro Skills for
physical therapy services.
$8,880.00
To pay claim number 95M20031 to Yolanda Patricia Aguilar for
replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant.
$56,549.11
To pay claim number 95M20066 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales and use tax refund warrant.
$11,208.22
To pay claim number 95M20076 to Management & Training
Corporation for replacement of a canceled off-site medical
healthcare warrant.
$152,214.45
To pay claim number 95M20109 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$26,901.71
To pay claim number 95M20118 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$131,524.46
To pay claim number 95M20140 to a confidential payee for
replacement of void franchise tax refund warrants.
$4,160.85
To pay claim number 95M20159 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
$84,209.37
To pay claim number 95M20173 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$32,182.80
To pay claim number 95M20209 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void insurance premium refund warrant.
$181,834.12
To pay claim number 95M20212 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
$157.75
To pay claim number 95M20267 to the University of Houston
Treasurer's Office for Title IV-E training - direct and indirect
costs.
$112,013.08
To pay claim number 95M20395 to Trulight127 for foster care
services.
$60,499.34
To pay claim number 95M20470 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
$155.35
To pay claim number 95M23005 to Zoom Counseling and Rehab,
Inc. for replacement of canceled psychological services warrants.
$294,965.15
To pay claim number 95M23027 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$90,496.21
To pay claim number 95M23038 to Hidalgo County for foster
care Title IV-E contract.
$7,026.22
To pay claim number 95M23039 to Hidalgo County for foster
care Title IV-E legal services.
$23,370.30
To pay claim number 95M23151 to Veterans Land Board DBA Frank
M. Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services.
$134,358.75
To pay claim number 95M23152 to Veterans Land Board DBA
William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home
services.
$80,941.14
To pay claim number 95M23157 to Veterans Land Board DBA
Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home
services.
$321,707.76
To pay claim number 95M23158 to Veterans Land Board DBA Clyde
W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services.
$118,449.47
To pay claim number 95M23159 to Veterans Land Board DBA
Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home
services.
$202,449.31
To pay claim number 95M23160 to Veterans Land Board DBA
Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services.
$111,563.04
To pay claim number 95M23167 to Veterans Land Board DBA
Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home
services.
$331,574.04
To pay claim number 95M23168 to Veterans Land Board DBA
Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home for nursing home services.
$374,248.56
To pay claim number 95M23207 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax warrant.
$49,059.50
To pay claim number 95M23237 to Coastal Bend Regional
Advisory Council for reimbursement for Emergency Medical Task Force
invoices.
$67,472.38
To pay claim number 95M23239 to North Central Texas Trauma
Regional Advisory Council for reimbursement for Emergency Medical
Task Force invoices.
$136,078.89
To pay claim number 95M23240 to Capital Area Trauma Regional
Advisory Council for reimbursement for Emergency Medical Task Force
invoices.
$392,640.00
To pay claim number 95M23243 to Stability Staffing and
Consulting, LLC for reimbursement of medical staffing invoices and
supplements.
$86,880.51
To pay claim number 95M23250 to Angel Staffing, Inc. for
reimbursement for supplemental medical staffing invoices.
$3,666,785.98
To pay claim number 95M23289 to Angels of God Home Health, LLC
for community care.
$473.53
To pay claim number 95MT2301 to NAACP Legal Defense &
Educational Fund, Inc. for attorney fees and expenses in judgment.
$445,927.90
To pay claim number 95MT2302 to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
and Dorr, LLP for attorney fees and expenses in judgment.
$368,975.63
To pay claim number 95MT2303 to Rolando L. Rios & Associates
for attorney fees and expenses in judgment.
$166,444.37
To pay claim number 95MT2304 to Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,
Inc. for attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and expenses in
judgment.
$658,084.35
To pay claim number 95MT2305 to Brennan Center for Justice at
NYU Law School for attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and
expenses in judgment.
$310,549.21
To pay claim number 95MT2306 to Dechert LLP for attorney
fees, appellate attorney fees, and expenses in judgment.
$1,517,193.59
To pay claim number 95MT2307 to Lawyer's Committee for Civil
Rights under Law for attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and
expenses in judgment.
$665,994.59
To pay claim number 95MT2308 to Mexican American Legislative
Caucus of the Texas House of Representatives for attorney fees and
expenses in judgment.
$41,366.04
To pay claim number 95MT2309 to Texas State Conference of
NAACP Branches for attorney fees and expenses in judgment.
$68,336.97
To pay claim number 95MT2310 to Neil G. Baron for attorney
fees and expenses in judgment.
$130,658.33
To pay claim number 95MT2311 to Brazil & Dunn for attorney
fees and expenses in judgment.
$1,096,842.19
To pay claim number 95MT2312 to Campaign Legal Center for
attorney fees, appellate attorney fees, and expenses in judgment.
$805,172.36
To pay claim number 95MT2313 to Derfner & Altman for attorney
fees in judgment.
$649,759.50
SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the State Technology and Instructional Materials Fund No. 0003
for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M20221 to Scholastic Inc. for
replacement of void state technology & instruction material
warrants.
$86,270.75
SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M10139 to University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley for the ocelot and jaguarundi monitoring project.
$94,446.53
To pay claim number 95M10340 to City of Lewisville for signal
equipment and installation in City of Lewisville.
$71,250.00
To pay claim number 95M20199 to Montgomery County, Texas for
land acquisition reimbursement parcel 64 FM 1097.
$723,783.40
To pay claim number 95M20200 to Montgomery County, Texas for
land acquisition reimbursement parcel 65 FM 1097.
$180,257.40
To pay claim number 95M20286 to WSP USA, Inc. for labor
charges incurred for contract 12-51DP5108.
$82,880.70
To pay claim number 95M20352 to City of Frisco for land
acquisition sponsor reimbursement.
$21,146.40
To pay claim number 95M20454 to AECOM Technical Services,
Inc. for construction phase services/managing contracted advance
services.
$117,976.83
To pay claim number 95M23007 to AT&T for engineering and
construction charges.
$24,104.32
SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the Veterans Financial Assistance Program Fund No. 0374 for
payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M10254 to Luis Gonzales for replacement
of a void refund of fees.
$835.88
SECTION 5. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid
from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
comptroller by August 31, 2025, may not be paid from money
appropriated by this Act.
(b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
SECTION 6. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
Act.
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.