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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2539: Public hospital districts

Concerning public hospital district health and wellness promotion activities and superintendent appointment and removal.

Summary

  • Expands the definitions of other health care facilities and other health care services in the public hospital district statutes to include wellness promotion activities.
  • Authorizes a public hospital district commission to appoint or remove a hospital superintendent at the same meeting (instead of at a subsequent meeting) that a resolution is introduced relating to the matter.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2539), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2018
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2018
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 2018
  4. Passed SenateFeb 28, 2018
  5. GovernorMar 21, 2018
  6. LawMar 21, 2018
Prime sponsor
Strom Peterson (D-21)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the House
Last action
March 21, 2018
Session law
Chapter 134, Laws of 2018
Companion bill
SB 6208
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to public hospital district health and wellness promotion activities and superintendent appointment and removal;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Strom Peterson (D-21)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Dan Griffey R-35Shelley Kloba D-1June Robinson D-38

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2018
Version voted on: HB 2539
58 Yea 39 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican83901
How each member voted

Yea (58)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 28, 2018
Version voted on: HB 2539
46 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24101
Republican22100
How each member voted

Nay (2)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/7/2018.
  2. Chapter 134, 2018 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. LGOV - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. LG - Majority; do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2539 in other sessions

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