Bill Summary

HB 229 Health Facilities (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Oliver  CS Sponsors: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee
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Summary
Health Facilities : Revises definition of term "health facility"; authorizes authority to make mortgage or other secured or unsecured loans & refund or refinance outstanding bonds, obligations, loans, indebtedness, or advances issued, made, given, or incurred by or for benefit of any health facility for cost of project in accordance with specified agreement; authorizes authority to lease certain projects to health facility under loan agreement; provides that specified projects financed by authority shall be governed by one or more loan agreements; provides requirements for such loan agreements; authorizes authority to require certain health facilities to operate, repair, & maintain projects & bear certain costs; authorizes issuance of revenue bonds of other issuers if proceeds were used for specified purposes; provides requirements for closure of not-for-profit hospitals; provides tax exemption criteria for hospitals. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
   H Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
01/24/25
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Filed
02/06/25
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Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/06/25
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Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
02/28/25
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, 03/04/25, 1:30 pm, 404 H
03/04/25
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Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/04/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/05/25
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Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
03/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, 03/12/25, 1:00 pm, 17 H
03/12/25
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Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/27/25
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 17 H
03/31/25
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Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/02/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/30/25
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Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 68
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bill text & filed amendments
0229
Filed on 01/24/25
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Amendment 840241
Oliver
Filed on 03/03/25
Adopted
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0229C1
Filed on 03/04/25
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Amendment 324359
Sirois
Filed on 03/28/25
Adopted
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Amendment 573995
Sirois
Filed on 03/28/25
Adopted
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0229C2
Filed on 04/01/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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