HB 477: Hospital Districts
GENERAL BILL by Costello
Hospital Districts; Defines "hospital district"; requires decennial reauthorization of taxing authority of certain hospital districts; prohibits hospital districts from levying property tax without consent of electors residing within hospital district; terminates taxing authority of hospital district if referenda are not approved by majority vote of electors; provides for allocation of hospital district assets & liabilities; provides requirements for creation, expansion, or combination of certain hospital districts; requires certain public hospitals to prepare economic analysis; specifies that hospital taxing district taxes be paid to district rather than community redevelopment area.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/5/2015 | House |
• Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 42 |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 42 |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Died in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee |
