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TX SB 619

died on adjournment

Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 619 pass?

No. TX SB 619 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-02): Referred to Public Health

What is TX SB 619 about?

TX SB 619 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 619?

Sparks is the primary sponsor of TX SB 619, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-12-13
Latest action
2025-05-02 — Referred to Public Health
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sparksprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-12-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-18

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-26

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-31

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-10

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-14

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-22

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-29

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-04-29

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-30

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  22. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 619.xml

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