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  89R3747 SRA-D     By: Paxton, Hagenbuch S.B. No. 1375       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the continuation of health care provider participation   programs in certain counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 300.0155, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 300.0155.  EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. (a) Except as   provided by Subsection (b), the [ The ] authority of a local   government to administer and operate a program under this chapter   expires on September 1 following the second anniversary of the date   the governing body of the local government adopted the order or   ordinance authorizing the local government to participate in the   program as provided by Section 300.0004.           (b)     The authority of a local government to which this   subsection applies to administer and operate a program under this   chapter expires on September 1, 2030. This subsection applies only   to a county:                 (1)  with a population of one million or more;                 (2)     in which all or part of a municipality with a   population of one million or more is located; and                 (3)     that is located adjacent to a county with a   population of 2.5 million or more.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.