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ID H0549

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes property owners as eligible petition signers for hospital district dissolution, limiting signature eligibility to qualified electors only
  • Eliminates the requirement that petition signers include "taxpayers," now requiring only 10% of qualified electors to sign
  • Removes language tying dissolution petition requirements to the same percentage required for district organization
  • Retains the four-year waiting period after a hospital district's establishment before dissolution proceedings can begin
  • Declared an emergency measure with an effective date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.

HOSPITAL DISTRICTS

Last Action

Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

2/24/2026

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/24/2026
State Affairs1/29/2026

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