Senate Bill 1249
Senate Author: Hancock et al.
Effective: 9-1-23
House Sponsor: Oliverson
Senate Bill 1249 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to establish a living organ donor education program to educate Texas residents about the need for living organ donors, certain organ donor registries, the requirements for registering as a potential living organ donor, medical screenings and procedures necessary to become a living organ donor, and the availability of information about living organ donation in certain facilities. The bill requires DSHS, in consultation with Donate Life Texas, to develop written and electronic informational materials regarding living organ donation and the process of registering with a living donor registry and provides for the dissemination of those materials by DSHS, the Department of Public Safety, and other appropriate facilities and organizations.