Bill Commons

TX SB 2721

died on adjournment

Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.

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

Introduced
2025-03-13
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-26 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Parkerprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Bell, Keithprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Milescosponsor
  • Paxtoncosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-07

    Rereferred to committee

  6. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-04-16

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-16

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-04-16

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-24

    Vote taken in committee

  13. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-29

    Committee report printed and distributed

  15. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-05

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-05-05

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-05-05

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-05-05

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-05-05

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-05

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-05

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-05-05

    Vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-05

    Three day rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-05

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  28. 2025-05-05

    Passed

    passage

  29. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-05

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-05-06

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  32. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  33. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-05-08

    Posting rule suspended

  35. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-05-12

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  37. 2025-05-12

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  38. 2025-05-13

    Public hearing continued on . . .

  39. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  40. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  41. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  42. 2025-05-20

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  43. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  45. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  46. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  47. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  48. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2721 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-05 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Gutierrez: not voting

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