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      H.B. No. 2607         AN ACT   relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital   managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital   District.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1111.051(b), Special District Local Laws   Code, is amended to read as follows:          (b)   Managers [ Unless four-year terms are established under   Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, managers ] serve staggered   four-year [ two-year ] terms with the terms of two or three managers   expiring each even-numbered year as appropriate.          SECTION 2.  Section 1111.108(a), Special District Local Laws   Code, is amended to read as follows:          (a)  The district through the board may lease all or part of   the district's property, including the buildings and facilities   comprising the hospital system , to any person on terms considered   to be in the district's best interest.  The term of a lease may not   exceed 80 [ 40 ] years.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2607 was passed by the House on May 1,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2607 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor