Relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital District.
HB 2607 changes the term lengths for the Walker County Hospital District's board of managers and adjusts lease terms for hospital property. It replaces two-year terms with four-year staggered terms (with two or three members' terms expiring each even-numbered year) and increases the maximum lease term for hospital facilities from 40 to 80 years. These changes directly affect the Walker County Hospital District's governance and its ability to lease property. The bill modifies specific sections of Texas law to implement these terms and lease duration adjustments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2025 · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
28–2
Passed
Total votes 30
May 19, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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