Independent Hospital Districts
Summary
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.
Bill status
vetoed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Vetoed
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 3, 2022
Vetoed Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2022
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Mar 3, 2022
Vetoed
Substituted CS/SB 1260 (Vetoed by Governor)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 23, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-0-1)
house
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Botana
RRepublican
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