H.B. No. 1307
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the board of directors of certain
hospital districts to take certain actions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1077.106, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection
(c) to read as follows:
(b) The district may:
(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate
buildings and improvements; [and]
(2) mortgage or pledge the buildings and improvements
as security for the payment of the purchase price, subject to
Subsection (c); and
(3) equip buildings and improvements for hospital
purposes.
(c) The total amount of debt secured by the district's
buildings and improvements may not exceed $2.5 million.
SECTION 2. Sections 1081.056 and 1081.057, Special District
Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1081.056. QUORUM. Any four [five] directors
constitute a quorum.
Sec. 1081.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four
[five] directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district
business.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1307 was passed by the House on April
30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1307 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor