Bill

HB 3333

84(R) - 2015
House Public Health
House Public Health
Special Districts

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
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  • Neutral
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Author(s)

Travis Clardy

Bill Caption

Relating to the investment of funds by certain municipal hospital authorities.

Fiscal Notes

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Bill Analysis

According to Section 262.039 of the Health and Safety Code, a municipal hospital authority is currently allowed to invest authority funds if it meets the following criteria:


  1. It’s located in a county of 3.3 million or more (in other words, bracketed for Harris County);
  2. Has no outstanding bonds issued under Subchapter D; and
  3. Does not own or operate a hospital.

This legislation would amend the aforementioned statute by expanding the bracketed population of municipal hospital authorities authorized to invest authority funds to include:


  1. A hospital authority located in a county of 2.4 million or more (n.b. Dallas is second only to Harris, with a population of around 2.3 million per the 2010 Census); or a municipality of less than 15,000;
  2. Has assets that exceed the amount of any outstanding bonds issued under Subchapter D; and
  3. Does not operate a hospital.

Vote Recommendation Notes

Expanding the bracketed population of municipal hospital authorities authorized to invest authority funds neither abridges nor advances our liberty principles. We remain neutral on HB 3333.