TX SB 2721
died on adjournmentRelating 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
- Cemeteries (I0054)
- Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
- Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
- Education--Higher--Health Institutions (I0237)
- Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
- FORENSIC TESTING (S0545)
- FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0004)
- FUNERALS & FUNERAL DIRECTORS (S9813)
- HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
- INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)
- Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
- ORGAN & TISSUE DONATIONS (S0305)
- PHYSICIANS (S1282)
- RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205)
- Safety (I0740)
Sponsors
- Parkerprimary
- Kolkhorstprimary
- Bell, Keithprimary
- Blancocosponsor
- Menéndezcosponsor
- Milescosponsor
- Paxtoncosponsor
- Westcosponsor
- Alvaradocosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-03-13
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Business & Commerce
referral-committee
2025-04-07
Rereferred to committee
2025-04-07
Referred to Health & Human Services
referral-committee
2025-04-16
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-16
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16
Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-16
Left pending in committee
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-29
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-29
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-01
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-05
Co-author authorized
2025-05-05
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-05
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-05
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-05
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-05
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-05
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-05
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-05
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-05
Record vote
2025-05-05
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-05
Passed
passage
2025-05-05
Record vote
2025-05-05
Reported engrossed
2025-05-06
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-05-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-07
Referred to Public Health
referral-committee
2025-05-08
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-12
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-12
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-12
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-13
Public hearing continued on . . .
2025-05-13
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-13
Left pending in committee
2025-05-20
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-20
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-20
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-24
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-24
Committee report distributed
2025-05-24
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-24
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-26
Placed on General State Calendar
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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
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 5278
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