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2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB5664
HB5664 changes governance and financial administration of the Wood County Central Hospital District.
Official caption: Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas.
Official report lists House author(s): Hefner. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
Selected points from the published explanation. Follow each point to its source-linked context; conditions and limits may matter.
- HB5664 changes governance and financial administration of the Wood County Central Hospital District.
- The district's special-law requirement for an independent audit changes from every year to whenever the board considers one necessary, but at least once every three years.
- The board may select one or more depository banks inside or outside the district, rather than one bank in Wood County.
- The bill became law without the governor's signature June 20, 2025, effective September 1, 2025.
What does it do?
HB5664 changes governance and financial administration of the Wood County Central Hospital District. The regular at-large board grows from six to seven elected directors, subject to the existing exceptions when district boundaries expand. After the law’s effective date, the board must appoint a temporary director to serve until the regular 2026 director election.
The district’s special-law requirement for an independent audit changes from every year to whenever the board considers one necessary, but at least once every three years. The bill removes that section’s December 1 deadline to file the annual audit with the comptroller and district. It does not eliminate independent audits or state that every other applicable financial-reporting obligation disappears.
The board may select one or more depository banks inside or outside the district, rather than one bank in Wood County. The special two-year depository term is removed. District money must remain deposited and secured as county funds are secured, except money properly invested under the new provision. Investments are limited to funds or securities specified by Government Code Chapter 2256; this is not unrestricted investment authority.
The bill became law without the governor’s signature June 20, 2025, effective September 1, 2025. Its House vote of 97–34 was below the two-thirds threshold for immediate effect; the Senate voted 30–1. Sources: enrolled law and history.
What changed along the way?
The policy provisions are present in the introduced and House committee versions. The House-passed text specifies “Subchapter D” in the instruction placing the new investment section in Chapter 1116; that drafting clarification remains in the Senate committee text and final law. The underlying investment restriction and other substantive provisions are unchanged.
Both committees reported without amendments. The official amendment index lists no floor amendments, and history records no adopted floor amendment. The inserted placement language should not be described as a new investment policy added on the floor.
For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.
Official bill versions
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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
The district gains more flexibility in choosing banks and scheduling audits, and a seventh board position. Less frequent audits could reduce auditing expense but also lengthen the interval between independent financial reviews. Residents and taxpayers therefore face a tradeoff between administrative flexibility and review frequency. The law does not prove that the district will actually audit only once every three years, save a particular amount or earn higher investment returns.
The latest fiscal note and introduced note anticipate no state fiscal impact and no significant local-government impact. They do not quantify audit savings or the effect of the additional director.
Official sources
- Bill history and latest recorded action
- Bill versions, analyses and fiscal notes
- Action history and votes
- Amendment index
Catalog report retrieved 2026-10-25. Check the official record for corrections or later changes.
