Cole Hefner, Texas State Representative from the 5th district | Facebook
Cole Hefner, Texas State Representative from the 5th district | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the operation of the Wood County Central Hospital District in Texas, altering board and financial protocols. The board will now consist of seven directors elected at large within the district unless boundaries expand. It mandates an independent audit of the district's financial records at least every three years. The board is required to select one or more banks as depositories for the district’s funds, which must be secured like county finances. A new section restricts investment of district funds to specified funds or securities. Upon the bill's effective date, a temporary director must be appointed until a regular election in 2026. The bill is set to take effect immediately with the necessary legislative approval, otherwise on Sept. 1, 2025.
Cole Hefner, chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs and member of the House Committee on S/C on Transportation Funding, proposed another 12 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Cole Hefner is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 5th House district. He replaced previous state representative Bryan Hughes in 2017.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5663 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas, to provide brain and memory care services to residents of the hospital district through the creation and operation of brain and memory health care services districts |
| HB 4865 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to identification of and sanctions against certain foreign actors |
| HB 4483 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges |
| HB 17 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 4381 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to parental rights and required notification in public education; authorizing an administrative penalty |
| HB 4375 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to broadcast coverage agreements for postseason activity of students representing a University Interscholastic League member school |
| HB 3642 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways and bridges |
| HB 3327 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor |
| HB 3291 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the public purpose designation and taxation of certain projects of Type A economic development corporations |
| HB 3285 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to requiring operators of smart devices to provide information to users about the collection of personal data |
| HB 3274 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee |
| HB 1849 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense |
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