SHB 2348: Concerning county hospital funding.

What this bill does

Authorizes counties that establish hospitals to use county money, levy taxes, and issue bonds to pay, finance, or refinance capital expenses related to the hospital. Specifies that the tax imposed by counties who own hospitals is an additional regular property tax. Expands the uses for which the authorized county tax may be used to include the operation of the county hospital, capital expenses, and for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued for those purposes.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 9, 2024
  56 yea · 41 nay · 1 not voting
• House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 2024
  59 yea · 36 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 29, 2024
  31 yea · 18 nay

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