Bill Summary

SB 68 Health Facilities (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Martin  CS Sponsors: Health Policy
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Summary
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
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committees of reference
   S Community Affairs
   S Health Policy
   S Rules
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Actions
11/25/24
SENATE
Filed
01/15/25
SENATE
Referred to Community Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
02/24/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 S
03/03/25
SENATE
Favorable by Community Affairs; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/04/25
SENATE
Now in Health Policy
03/20/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 K
03/25/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/26/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 23 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/24/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
04/28/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (667234); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/28/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/28/25
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/29/25
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/29/25
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
04/30/25
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/30/25
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/30/25
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/18/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 07/03/25)
06/25/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-179
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bill text & filed amendments
0068
Filed on 11/25/24
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Amendment 534268
Martin
Filed on 03/24/25
Replaced by CS
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0068C1
Filed on 03/26/25
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Amendment 667234
Martin
Filed on 04/25/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0068E1
Filed on 04/28/25
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Amendment 723813
Oliver
Filed on 04/30/25
Withdrawn
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0068ER
Filed on 04/30/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
154.205
154.209
154.213
154.219
154.221
154.225
154.235
154.247
395.1042
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