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TX HB 37

enacted

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 37 pass?

Yes. TX HB 37 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-28): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 37 about?

TX HB 37 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 37?

Oliverson, Leach, Orr and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 37, joined by 57 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Oliversonprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Orrprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Camposprimary
  • Plesaprimary
  • Bucycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Buttoncosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Davis, Aichacosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Gámezcosponsor
  • Garcia Hernandez, Cassandracosponsor
  • Garcia, Lindacosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Hinojosacosponsor
  • Howardcosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Jones, Jolandacosponsor
  • Jones, Ventoncosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Landgrafcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Longoriacosponsor
  • Lopez, Raycosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Manuelcosponsor
  • Martinezcosponsor
  • Meyercosponsor
  • Mezacosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Morales, Christinacosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Ordazcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Phelancosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Rosecosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Talaricocosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Zwienercosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Bryantcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-28

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-16

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-16

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-15

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-14

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-14

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-14

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-05-14

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  17. 2025-05-14

    Co-sponsor authorized

  18. 2025-05-13

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-05-09

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-09

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-08

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-08

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-24

    Received from the House

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  35. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  36. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  37. 2025-04-23

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-04-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  43. 2025-04-23

    Placed on General State Calendar

  44. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  45. 2025-04-11

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  46. 2025-04-10

    Committee report distributed

  47. 2025-04-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  48. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2025-03-31

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  50. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  51. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in committee

  52. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  53. 2025-03-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  54. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  55. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  56. 2025-03-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  57. 2025-03-03

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 148-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Harris(C): yes
    • Rodríguez Ramo: no
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

  • passage

    2025-04-24 · pass · 143-2

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Canales: no
    • Rodríguez Ramo: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Martinez Fische: absent

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