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CS/SB 68: Health Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Martin

Health Facilities; Revising the definition of the term “health facility” to include other entities and associations organized not for profit; revising the powers of health facilities authorities to include the power to issue certain loans and execute related loan agreements; specifying requirements for projects financed by loan agreements issued by a health facilities authority; authorizing, rather than requiring, a hospital to perform a confirmation test under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/30/2025 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/25/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
    2/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/3/2025 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    3/4/2025 Senate • Now in Health Policy
    • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/24/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25 -SJ 553
    4/28/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 591
    • Amendment(s) adopted (667234) -SJ 591
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 591
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 591
    4/28/2025 House • In Messages
    4/29/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    4/30/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    4/30/2025 Senate • Ordered enrolled

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  • CS/SB 68, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2025 at 3:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (c2) Health Facilities Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 68 Track This Bill
    H 1195 (er) Fentanyl Testing Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/1/2025 Chapter No. 2025-19 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    154.205 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    154.209 Powers of authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    154.213 Agreements of lease. Page 4 (pdf)
    154.219 Revenue bonds. Page 7 (pdf)
    154.221 Security of bondholders. Page 8 (pdf)
    154.225 Revenues. Page 9 (pdf)
    154.235 Refunding bonds. Page 11 (pdf)
    154.247 Financing of projects located outside of local agency. Page 11 (pdf)
    395.1042 Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 68, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/28/2025 at 3:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (c2) Health Facilities Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 68 Track This Bill
    H 1195 (er) Fentanyl Testing Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/1/2025 Chapter No. 2025-19 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    723813 - Amendment
    Remove line 195 and insert:     		Oliver 4/30/2025
    7:36 AM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/30/2025     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/30/2025 2:10 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    154.205 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    154.209 Powers of authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    154.213 Agreements of lease. Page 4 (pdf)
    154.219 Revenue bonds. Page 7 (pdf)
    154.221 Security of bondholders. Page 8 (pdf)
    154.225 Revenues. Page 9 (pdf)
    154.235 Refunding bonds. Page 11 (pdf)
    154.247 Financing of projects located outside of local agency. Page 11 (pdf)
    395.1042 Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 68, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 3:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (c2) Health Facilities Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 68 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    667234 - Amendment
    Between lines 184 and 185 insert:     		Martin 4/25/2025
    1:05 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/28/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 9:00 AM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2025 2:40 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    154.205 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    154.209 Powers of authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    154.213 Agreements of lease. Page 4 (pdf)
    154.219 Revenue bonds. Page 7 (pdf)
    154.221 Security of bondholders. Page 7 (pdf)
    154.225 Revenues. Page 9 (pdf)
    154.235 Refunding bonds. Page 10 (pdf)
    154.247 Financing of projects located outside of local agency. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 68, Original Filed Version Posted 11/25/2024 at 2:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 229 (c1) Health Facilities Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 68 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    534268 - Amendment
    Delete line 26 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Martin)     		3/24/2025
    12:28 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/3/2025 3:30 PM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/25/2025 1:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    154.205 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    154.209 Powers of authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    154.213 Agreements of lease. Page 4 (pdf)
    154.219 Revenue bonds. Page 7 (pdf)
    154.221 Security of bondholders. Page 7 (pdf)
    154.225 Revenues. Page 9 (pdf)
    154.235 Refunding bonds. Page 10 (pdf)
    154.247 Financing of projects located outside of local agency. Page 11 (pdf)

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