By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 2756       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining   eligibility for financial assistance and supplemental nutrition   assistance program benefits.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 31.032(d), Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  In determining whether an applicant is eligible for   assistance, the commission shall exclude from the applicant's   available resources:                (1)  $5,000 [$1,000] for the applicant's household,   including a household in which there is a person with a disability   or a person who is at least 60 years of age; and                (2)  each [the fair market value of the applicant's   ownership interest in a] motor vehicle in which the applicant or a   member of the applicant's household has an ownership interest[, but   not more than $5,000 plus or minus an amount to be determined   annually beginning on October 1, 1997, to reflect changes in the new   car component of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers   published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics].          SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 33.021 to read as follows:          Sec. 33.021.  EXCLUSION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN DETERMINING   SNAP ELIGIBILITY. In determining the eligibility of an applicant   for or recertifying the eligibility of a recipient of supplemental   nutrition assistance program benefits, the commission shall   exclude from the applicant's available resources each motor vehicle   in which the applicant or recipient or a member of the applicant's   or recipient's household has an ownership interest.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to:                (1)  an initial determination or redetermination of   eligibility of a person for financial assistance under Chapter 31,   Human Resources Code, that is made on or after the effective date of   this Act; and                (2)  an initial determination or recertification of   eligibility of a person for the supplemental nutrition assistance   program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, that is made on or   after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  If before implementing any provision of this Act   a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a   federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,   the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or   authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the   waiver or authorization is granted.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.