H.B. No. 1455
AN ACT
relating to hospital and medical care required to be provided by the
Maverick County Hospital District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 3, Chapter 172, Acts of the 59th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3. PURPOSE OF DISTRICT. The District authorized to be
created by this Act is charged with the responsibility of
undertaking any measure, consistent with Section 9, Article IX,
Texas Constitution, and this Act, that the Board of Directors
determines is necessary to provide hospital and medical care to the
needy residents of the District. After this District is created as
provided in Section 4 of this Act, no other municipality or
political subdivision of this state may levy taxes or issue bonds or
other obligations of indebtedness for the purpose of providing
hospital service or medical care within the District. This
District shall undertake any measure, consistent with Section 9,
Article IX, Texas Constitution, and this Act, that the Board of
Directors determines is necessary to provide [all necessary]
hospital and medical care for the needy inhabitants of the
District.
SECTION 2. Section 11(n), Chapter 172, Acts of the 59th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended to read as follows:
(n) The Board, based on the estimated amount of revenues and
balances available to cover the proposed annual budget for the
District, may annually determine the type and extent of hospital
and medical care services offered by the District.
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, 2005.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1455 was passed by the House on April
29, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1455 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor