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Lawmaker says bill would let Greenwood Le Flore Hospital seek Chapter 9; measure given do-pass
Summary
A lawmaker presented Senate Bill 3230 to authorize the Greenwood Le Flore Hospital board to petition for Chapter 9 bankruptcy so a new operator can assume control; a motion to give the bill a do-pass recommendation was recorded as carried, though the transcript does not include vote tallies.
A lawmaker identified in the transcript as Speaker 1 told the body that Senate Bill 3230 would "authorize the board of trustees of the Greenwood Le Flore Hospital" to seek relief from debt by filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. "It's allowing them to file chapter 9," Speaker 1 said, adding the filing is intended so "someone else could come in and take them over."
Speaker 1 framed the measure as a necessary and time-sensitive step to enable a takeover by another hospital that, according to the speaker, is "waiting at the door to come in." The speaker described the bill as largely procedural and offered to answer questions, but the transcript records no substantive Q&A or additional details about the potential successor hospital or the hospital's finances.
Following the presentation, the body recorded a motion and a voice vote. The transcript contains garbled phrases when the motion was stated; the result was recorded in the transcript as the motion carrying and a "do pass" recommendation being carried. The precise motion wording and any roll-call vote tallies are not specified in the transcript.
The transcript provides no further details on the timeline for a Chapter 9 filing, the identity of the prospective acquiring hospital, or any financial figures for Greenwood Le Flore Hospital. No additional actions or referrals were recorded in the provided segment.
