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CS/CS/HB 897: Independent Hospital Districts

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Botana

Independent Hospital Districts; Provides requirements for conversion of independent hospital district to nonprofit entity; requires independent entity to evaluate such conversion; requires evaluation be completed & presented to district within specified timeframe; provides for negotiation of agreement between each affected county & district; provides requirements for agreement; requires certain disclosures; requires referendum under certain circumstances; requires district to file copy of agreement with & provide certain notification to DEO within specified timeframe.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/3/2022 House - Laid on Table
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2021 House • Filed
1/3/2022 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/31/2022 House • PCS added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
2/2/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2/3/2022 House • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/4/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/7/2022 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/8/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/10/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/21/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/23/2022 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/24/2022 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/25/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/28/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
3/3/2022 House • Substituted CS/SB 1260 (Vetoed by Governor)
• Laid on Table