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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB37

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

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 28, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Mihaela Plesa
Co-sponsors
Tom OliversonJeff LeachAngelia OrrElizabeth CamposDaniel AldersKeith BellSalman BhojaniGreg BonnenJohn BryantJohn BucyBen BumgarnerAngie ButtonGiovanni CapriglioneDavid CookPat CurryAicha DavisPaul DysonCaroline FairlyErin GamezCassandra Garcia HernandezLinda GarciaVikki GoodwinRichard HayesHillary HicklandGina HinojosaDonna HowardLacey HullAnn JohnsonJolanda JonesVenton JonesHelen KerwinStan KitzmanMarc LaHoodSuleman LalaniStan LambertBrooks LandgrafTerri Leo-WilsonOscar LongoriaRay LopezJohn LujanChristian ManuelArmando MartinezMorgan MeyerTerry MezaPenny Morales ShawChristina MoralesEddie MoralesClaudia Ordaz PerezJared PattersonDade PhelanKatrina PiersonRichard RaymondToni RoseMatthew ShaheenLauren Ashley SimmonsValoree SwansonJames TalaricoDenise VillalobosErin ZwienerJoan HuffmanCesar BlancoRoyce West

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 24, 2025 House committee substitute March 31, 2025 Enrolled May 15, 2025 Governor approved May 28, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 23, 2025 · House

RV#422

Passed

147 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent

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April 23, 2025 · House

RV#422 RV#423

Passed

148 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting

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April 23, 2025 · House

Record vote RV#424

Passed

147 yea–2 nay · 1 not voting

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April 24, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#469

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

143 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate passage reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Senate Read 3rd time
  11. Senate Record vote
  12. Senate Three day rule suspended
  13. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  14. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  15. Senate Laid before the Senate
  16. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  17. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  18. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  19. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  20. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  21. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  22. Senate Vote taken in committee
  23. Senate Considered in public hearing
  24. Senate Left pending in committee
  25. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  26. Senate Considered in public hearing
  27. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  28. Senate Referred to Health & Human Services
  29. Senate Read first time
  30. Senate Received from the House
  31. House Reported engrossed
  32. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  33. House Record vote RV#469 View roll call
  34. House Passed View roll call
  35. House Read 3rd time
  36. House Record vote RV#424
  37. House Passed to engrossment as amended
  38. House Record vote RV#423
  39. House Amended 2-Leo Wilson
  40. House Record vote RV#422
  41. House Amended 1-Plesa
  42. House Read 2nd time
  43. House Placed on General State Calendar
  44. House Considered in Calendars
  45. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  46. House Committee report distributed
  47. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  48. House Reported favorably as substituted
  49. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  50. House Considered in public hearing
  51. House Left pending in committee
  52. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  53. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  54. House Considered in public hearing
  55. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  56. House Referred to Public Health
  57. House Read first time
  58. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1990157
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB37.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00