Hospitals
SB 1351 by Sen. Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) would require voter approval for the transfer of a hospital or a majority stake in a hospital from a public health care district to a corporation. The measure was amended to require hospital districts to file a report to the Attorney General regarding the transfer of assets (Bill text, 6/19). The legislation is before the Assembly Appropriations Committee (Bill status, 6/24).
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