Bill Commons

TX SB 644

died on adjournment

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

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

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Did TX SB 644 pass?

No. TX SB 644 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 (2025-05-16): Referred to Public Health

What is TX SB 644 about?

TX SB 644 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 644?

Johnson is the primary sponsor of TX SB 644.

Introduced
2024-12-18
Latest action
2025-05-16 — Referred to Public Health
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Johnsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-05-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  4. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  5. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  6. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-14

    Three day rule suspended

  10. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  12. 2025-05-14

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  13. 2025-05-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-05-14

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-05-12

    Committee report printed and distributed

  16. 2025-05-12

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  17. 2025-05-12

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-05-12

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-05-12

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Administration

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2024-12-18

    Filed

    filing

  24. 2024-12-18

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 644.xml

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