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No. HB 4043

Citrus County Hospital Board, Citrus County
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Grow
FILED BY
J.J. Grow — District 23, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act shall take effect June 10, 2026.

Filed under Healthcare.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Citrus County Hospital Board, Citrus County; Requires district to wind down its affairs & adopt dissolution plan by specified date; dissolves district on specified date; provides for continued operation of irrevocable community trust or foundation; transfers district assets & liabilities to Board of County Commissioners of Citrus County.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Dissolves the Citrus County Hospital Board, transferring assets and debts.

The Citrus County Hospital Board, a special hospital district, must wind down its affairs and adopt a dissolution plan covering all its debts and remaining assets by September 30, 2026.

The two special laws that created and governed the board are repealed on October 1, 2026, and the board itself is formally dissolved that same day.

All of the board's assets and liabilities pass to the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners. Assets must first pay off the former district's debts before anything else is spent.

A community trust or foundation the board previously set up is allowed to keep operating even after the laws that created the board are repealed, under whatever general law otherwise governs it.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Requires the board to adopt a dissolution plan by September 2026 majors. ch. 2014-254, Laws of Fla

AIThe Citrus County Hospital Board must wind down its affairs, including adopting a dissolution plan that satisfies its obligations and indebtedness and provides for its remaining assets, by September 30, 2026.

“shall wind down its affairs, including, but not limited to, adopting a dissolution plan that includes satisfying all of its obligations and indebtedness” bill text, line 16 →
§ 2 Repeals the two special laws that created and govern the board majors. ch. 2011-256 & 2014-254, Laws of Fla

AIEffective October 1, 2026, the two local laws that established and governed the Citrus County Hospital Board -- chapters 2011-256 and 2014-254, Laws of Florida -- are repealed entirely.

“chapters 2011-256 and 2014-254, Laws of Florida, are repealed” bill text, line 24 →
§ 3 Dissolves the Citrus County Hospital Board outright majors. ch. 2011-256 & 2014-254, Laws of Fla

AIRegardless of any other law, the Citrus County Hospital Board itself ceases to exist as of October 1, 2026.

“the Citrus County Hospital Board is dissolved effective October 1, 2026” bill text, line 26 →
§ 4 Transfers all board assets and liabilities to county government majors. ch. 2011-256 & 2014-254, Laws of Fla

AIRegardless of any other law, every asset and liability the Citrus County Hospital Board holds transfers to the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners as of October 1, 2026, with incoming assets required to satisfy the former district's debts before any other use.

“all assets and liabilities of the Citrus County Hospital Board are transferred to the Board of County Commissioners of Citrus County” bill text, line 35 →
§ 5 Preserves the board's community trust despite the repeal moderates. ch. 2014-254, Laws of Fla

AIEven though the law that created it is being repealed, an irrevocable community trust or foundation the board established may continue operating under whatever general law otherwise applies to it.

“an irrevocable community trust or foundation established pursuant to chapter 2014-254, Laws of Florida, may continue to operate” bill text, line 7 →
TIMELINE
7/1/2026
Chapter No. 2026-203
6/10/2026
Approved by Governor
6/9/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/11/2026
Ordered enrolled
3/11/2026
In Messages
3/11/2026
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 789
3/11/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 789
3/11/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 789
3/11/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/11/2026
Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785
3/9/2026
Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
2/18/2026
Received
2/12/2026
Referred to Rules
2/12/2026
In Messages
2/11/2026
Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
2/11/2026
Read 3rd time
2/11/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/11/2026
Read 2nd time
2/5/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
2/3/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/3/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/3/2026
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/3/2026
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
1/30/2026
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
1/29/2026
Now in State Affairs Committee
1/29/2026
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
1/29/2026
Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
1/27/2026
Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
1/20/2026
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
1/20/2026
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/20/2026
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/5/2026
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/5/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
1/5/2026
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
12/19/2025
Filed
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