By: Springer (Senate Sponsor - Estes) H.B. No. 1307
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 25, 2015, reported favorably by
the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 25, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
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LucioX
BettencourtX
CampbellX
GarciaX
MenéndezX
NicholsX
TaylorofGalvestonX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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