Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN. House Sponsors: MITCHELL,JERRY Short description: HOSPITAL DISTRICT-DETACHMENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Hospital District Law. Provides that voters in a hospital district may petition for detachment. States procedures that must be followed. Provides that property owners in the disconnected territory are responsible for a proportionate share of any debt that existed at the time of disconnection. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the question of detachment shall be submitted to the legal voters of the territory proposed to be detached. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Hospital District Law. Provides that within 24 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the legal voters residing within a hospital district may file a petition for detachment from a hospital district where (i) the territory sought to be detached was added to the district by annexation and (ii) the equalized assessed value of the territory is less than 20% of the equalized assessed value of the district. Provides that the petition must be signed by not less than 5% of the legal voters of the territory proposed to be detached. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status