Bill Text: TX HB4088 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a hospital district governing board to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate certain issues.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. [HB4088 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4088-Introduced.html
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By: Blanco | H.B. No. 4088 |
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relating to the authority of a hospital district governing board to | ||
conduct a closed meeting to deliberate certain issues. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 551, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 551.0727 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 551.0727. HOSPITAL DISTRICT: DELIBERATION REGARDING | ||
CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED; CLOSED MEETING. (a) The governing board | ||
of a hospital district created under general or special law may | ||
conduct a closed meeting to deliberate business and financial | ||
issues relating to a contract being negotiated if, before | ||
conducting the closed meeting: | ||
(1) the governing board votes unanimously that | ||
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on | ||
the position of the governing board in negotiations with a third | ||
person; and | ||
(2) the attorney advising the governing board issues a | ||
written determination that deliberation in an open meeting would | ||
have a detrimental effect on the position of the governing board in | ||
negotiations with a third person. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding Section 551.103(a), the governing board | ||
of a hospital district must make a recording of the proceedings of a | ||
closed meeting to deliberate the information. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 551.085, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) This chapter does not require the governing board of a | ||
hospital district created under general or special law to conduct | ||
an open meeting to deliberate information relating to a proposed | ||
expansion of an existing service or product line of the hospital | ||
district before publicly announcing the expansion. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |