SRC-VRA H.B. 2764 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2764
78R9849 EMT-DBy: Garza (Madla)
Intergovernmental Relations
5/17/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Some small municipal hospital authorities are finding it difficult to meet
the growth and demands of their service delivery area.  Currently a
municipal hospital authority established under the Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 262, Subchapter C, Section 262.0225, may borrow money from a
federally insured lending institution for any of the authority's purposes,
if the authority is created by a municipality with a population of less
than 5,000.  Therefore, by inference, those authorities that are created
by a municipality with a population greater than 5,000 may not borrow
money. 

H.B. 2764 increases to 25,000 that population limit regarding the
authority of certain municipal hospital authorities to borrow money.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 262.0225(a), Health and Safety Code, to provide
that this section applies only to an authority created by a municipality
with a population of less than 25,000, rather than 5,000. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.