S.B. 1120 78 )    BILL ANALYSIS


S.B. 1120
By: Williams
County Affairs
Committee Report (Amended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 
Current Texas law requires the board of directors (board) of the
Montgomery Hospital District to order an election to dissolve the district
if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by
15 percent of the registered voters in the district.  As proposed, S.B.
1120 requires the board to order an election if the board receives a
petition signed by a number of voters equal to 15 percent of the total
vote received by all candidates for governor in the most recent
gubernatorial general election. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS
SECTION 1.  Amends Section 23B(a), Chapter 258, Acts of the 65th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1977, as follows: 
 
(a)  Requires the board of directors to order an election on the question
of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and
obligations if the board of directors receives a petition requesting an
election that is signed by a number of residents of the district equal to
at least 15 percent of the total vote received by all candidates for
governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election in the district
that occurs more than 30 days before the date the petition is submitted to
the board. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.  
            Makes application of this Act prospective.


EFFECTIVE DATE
Effective date:  September 1, 2003. 

EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS
Amendment #1 modifies Section 2 of the original bill, by changing the
effective date from September 1, 2003 to September 1, 2004.