Sec. 1053.156.  DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST.  (a)  In this section, "substantial interest" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
(b)  A manager or hospital official shall disclose any financial interest the person has in the sale or lease of a facility described by Section 1053.152 not later than the 30th day before the date of an election held under this subchapter.
(c)  For purposes of this section, a person has a financial interest in the sale or lease if the person:
(1)  has a substantial interest in a business entity involved in the sale or lease;
(2)  is related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who has a substantial interest in a business entity involved in the sale or lease; or
(3)  is a hospital official who will benefit financially from the sale or lease, other than from the continuation of a compensation package existing before the date of the sale or lease.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.