Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2978 by Hunter (Relating to the applicability of open meetings requirements to certain meetings of the governing board of a county hospital or county hospital authority.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to include county hospitals and county hospital authorities in the list of entities exempt from certain conditions of open meetings regulation. A county hospital or county hospital authority would not be required to conduct an open meeting to deliberate pricing or financial planning information in a bid process or information relating to a proposed new service or product line.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.