Senate committee stalls hospital sale bill while a House subcommittee passes it unanimously

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Bills

SB 0464 Relating to Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital (Garcia (R))

03/09/12 SENATE Died in Health Regulation

HB 0711 Relating to Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital (Hooper)

05/02/12 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 05/07/12, 10:00am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

HB 0895 Relating to Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital (Patronis)

03/09/12 HOUSE Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee

SB 1568 Relating to Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital (Gaetz (D))

03/07/12 SENATE Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (335866, 690162, 710910, 951422); Substituted for HB 0711; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0711

Legislators

Sen Don Gaetz (D)
(R Niceville)

Sen Rene Garcia
(R Hialeah)

Rep Ed Hooper
(R Clearwater)

Rep Jimmy T. Patronis
(R Panama City)

Committees

Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
214 House Office Building

Health Regulation
530 Knott Building

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Senate committee stalls hospital sale bill while a House subcommittee passes it unanimously

Christine Jordan Sexton, 01/12/2012 - 04:19 PM

Sen. Rene Garcia speaks at a committee meeting at the Capitol. Photo Credit: Ana Goni-Lessan

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater or a circuit court judge?

A series of bills filed in the Legislature would have one of the two reviewing the sale or lease of a public hospitals. The House Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee on Thursday passed HB 711, which would have a circuit court judge review the terms and conditions and determine fair market value before a sale or lease can be finalized.