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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB2721

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.

Current disposition
Pending: House
Last status date
May 26, 2025
Last status update
Placed on General State Calendar
Author
Tan Parker
Co-sponsors
Lois KolkhorstCarol AlvaradoCesar BlancoJose MenendezBorris MilesAngela PaxtonRoyce WestKeith Bell

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 12, 2025 House committee substitute May 20, 2025
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Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Placed on General State Calendar
  2. House Considered in Calendars
  3. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  4. House Committee report distributed
  5. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  6. House Reported favorably as substituted
  7. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  8. House Considered in formal meeting
  9. House Left pending in committee
  10. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  11. House Public hearing continued on . . .
  12. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  13. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  14. House Considered in public hearing
  15. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  16. House Posting rule suspended
  17. House Referred to Public Health
  18. House Read first time
  19. House Received from the Senate
  20. Senate Reported engrossed
  21. Senate Record vote
  22. Senate Passed
  23. Senate Read 3rd time
  24. Senate Record vote
  25. Senate Three day rule suspended
  26. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  27. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  28. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  29. Senate Amended
  30. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Kolkhorst
  31. Senate Read 2nd time
  32. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  33. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  34. Senate Co-author authorized
  35. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  36. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  37. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  38. Senate Vote taken in committee
  39. Senate Considered in public hearing
  40. Senate Left pending in committee
  41. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  42. Senate Considered in public hearing
  43. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  44. Senate Referred to Health & Human Services
  45. Senate Rereferred to committee
  46. Senate Referred to Business & Commerce
  47. Senate Read first time
  48. Senate Filed
  49. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2006902
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB2721.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00