DSHS Legislative Information

The Department of State Health Services established this page as a single point of access for legislative information. Included on this page are the DSHS Legislative Appropriations
Request (LAR), Legislative Presentations, and Reports to the Texas Legislature.

DSHS Strategic Plan

The 2015-19 HHS System Strategic Plan is posted on the HHS website: HHS System Strategic Plan 2015-19.

For background and to view past strategic plans, see the HHS Strategic Planning page.

DSHS Budget Information

Legislative Appropriations Request – FY 2018-19

DSHS FY 16 Operating Budget

As required per the 2012-13 General Appropriations Act (GAA), House Bill 1, Article IX, Sec 7.01, 82nd Legislature, RS, 2011, shown here is DSHS Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2016.

Monthly Financial Reports

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Presentations for the 84th Legislative Session

• September 22, 2016 - House Select Committee on Mental Health
  • State Hospitals (988 kb, PDF)  
    
    
    
• September 22, 2016 - Department of State Health Services
  • Joint Hearing of the Governor’s Office of Budget, Policy, and Planning and the Legislative Budget Board (1.6 mb, PDF)  
    
    
    
• August 16, 2016 - House Select Committee on Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse and Homelessness Programs (434 kb, PDF)  
    
    

• July 13, 2016 - House Appropriations Committee
  • Texas Trauma System (737 kb, PDF)  
    
    

• June 16, 2016 - Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Diversion and Forensic Capacity (701 kb, PDF) 
  
  

• June 16, 2016 - Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Inpatient Mental Health Planning (685 kb, PDF) 
  
  

• June 2, 2016 - House Committee on Defense and Veterans’ Affairs
•   The Mental Health Program for Veterans (265 kb, PDF) 
  
  

• May 19, 2016 - House Committee on Public Health
•   Better Birth Outcomes (1.3 mb, PDF)
  
  

• May 17, 2016 - Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
•   Jail Diversion Initiatives for Adults Senate Criminal Justice Hearing (207 kb, PDF)
  
  

• May 17, 2016 - Senate Health and Human Services committee hearing 
• ZikaVirus - Presentation to Senate Health and Human Services Committee  (445 kb, PDF)
  
  

• April 28, 2016 - House Committee on State Affairs
•   Presentation to House Committee on State Affairs  (139 kb, PDF)
  
  

• March 30, 2016 - Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
• Presentation to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice  (1.6 mb, PDF)
  
  

• March 22, 2016 - House Select Committee on Mental Health
  • Presentation to the House Select Committee on Mental Health  (417 kb, pdf)
    
    
    
• March 17, 2016 - House Committee on Defense and Veterans’ Affairs  
  • Presentation to the House Committee on Defense and Veterans’ Affairs  (39 kb, pdf)
    
    
    
• March 10, 2016 - Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
  • Presentation to the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (338 kb, pdf)
    
    

    
    
• February 18, 2016 – House Select Committee on Mental Health
  • Presentation to the House Select Committee on Mental Health (881 kb, pdf)
    
    
    
• February 18, 2016 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Presentation to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (543 kb, pdf)
    
    
    
• February 10, 2016 – House Committee on Public Health
  • Presentation to the House Committee on Public Health (417 kb, pdf)

• September 22, 2015 – Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
  • Presentation to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (179 kb, pdf)

• September 15, 2015 – House Committee on County Affairs
  • Presentation to the House Committee on County Affairs (180 kb, pdf)

• July 29, 2015 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Presentation to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee (121 kb, pdf)

• February 18, 2015 – House Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs
  • Presentation to the House Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs (114 kb, pdf)

• February 18, 2015 – House Appropriations Committee
  • Presentation to the House Appropriations Committee on House Bill 1 (2,872 kb, pdf)

• February 18, 2015 – Senate Finance Committee
  • Presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on Senate Bill 2 (2,353 kb, pdf)

• February 17, 2015 – House Committee on Public Health
  • Presentation to House Committee on Public Health – Health and Human Services Commission / Department of State Health Services (303 kb, pdf)

• February 4, 2015 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Department of State Health Services Overview (567 kb, pdf)

Reports for the Legislature

• Current Reports (2017)
  
  
• 2016 Reports
  


• 2015 Reports


• 2014 Reports


• Archived Reports and Presentations

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