H.B. No. 2607
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital
  managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital
  District.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1111.051(b), Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Managers [Unless four-year terms are established under
  Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, managers] serve staggered
  four-year [two-year] terms with the terms of two or three managers
  expiring each even-numbered year as appropriate.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1111.108(a), Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The district through the board may lease all or part of
  the district's property, including the buildings and facilities
  comprising the hospital system, to any person on terms considered
  to be in the district's best interest.  The term of a lease may not
  exceed 80 [40] years.
         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, 2025.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2607 was passed by the House on May 1,
  2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2607 was passed by the Senate on May
  19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor