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CS/CS/CS/HB 711: Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee ; Hooper ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Patronis

Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital; Requires that governing board of county, district, or municipal hospital evaluate possible benefits to affected community from sale or lease of hospital facility to not-for-profit or for-profit entity within specified time period; requires governing board to make public required findings & documents & to publish notice of proposed transaction in one or more newspapers of general circulation in county in which majority of physical assets of hospital are located; provides that sale or lease is subject to approval of Secretary of Health Care Administration; provides that purposes for which special taxing district may appropriate funds from sale or lease of hospital or health care system include promotion & support of economic growth in district & county in which taxing district is located & furthering of purposes of taxing district.

Effective Date: 4/6/2012
Last Action: 4/7/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-66
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2011 House • Filed
11/29/2011 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 70
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 69
• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 306 HOB
1/12/2012 House • CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 228
1/13/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 247
• On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/18/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
1/17/2012 House • CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 223
1/18/2012 House • CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 247
1/20/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/23/2012 House • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 247
• CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 244
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 320
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 320
2/3/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 404 HOB --Temporarily deferred
2/21/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/23/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
2/23/2012 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 855
2/27/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 848
2/28/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 907
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/12
3/1/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 989
• Amendment(s) adopted (298065, 686459) -HJ 990
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1008
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1008
3/2/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 867
• Referred to Health Regulation; Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 867
3/7/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 940
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 940
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1568 -SJ 940
• Read 2nd time -SJ 940
• Amendment(s) adopted (408312) -SJ 941
• Read 3rd time -SJ 945
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 945
3/7/2012 House • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (408312) -HJ 1173
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 108 NAYS 9 -HJ 1177
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1177
3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/7/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-66