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Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Kerwin
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  18. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  23. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  25. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  26. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  27. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2876

  28. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  31. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2772

  33. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  40. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  43. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  44. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  46. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  47. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  49. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell County Hospital District.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2014 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2014

AN ACT

relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell

County Hospital District.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended by adding Chapter 1123 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 1123. SOMERVELL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1123.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)

"Board" means the board of directors of the

district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3)

"District" means the Somervell County Hospital

District.

SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

Sec.

1123.051.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board consists of

seven elected directors.

Sec.

1123.052.

TERMS; ELECTION.

(a)

Directors serve

staggered four-year terms.

(b)

An election shall be held on the uniform election date

in May of appropriate years to elect the appropriate number of

directors.

SECTION 2. (a) A director of the Somervell County Hospital

District who is serving on the day before the effective date of this

Act shall continue to serve until the director's term expires and

the director's successor has qualified.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 1123.052, Special District

Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, the directors of the

Somervell County Hospital District elected at the directors'

election held in May of 2026 shall draw lots to determine which two

directors serve two-year terms and which three directors serve

three-year terms.

(c) The directors of the Somervell County Hospital District

elected at the directors' election held in May of 2027 shall serve

four-year terms.

(d) A director of the Somervell County Hospital District who

succeeds a director described by Subsection (b) or (c) of this

section shall serve a four-year term.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2014 was passed by the House on May

16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 14, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2014 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor