Bill:  SB 2721 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Senate E&E Draft: 2025S0241-1
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Last Action:05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text: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.
Author:Parker | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:Alvarado | Blanco | Menéndez | Miles | Paxton | West
Sponsor:Bell, Keith
Subjects:Cemeteries (I0054)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Education--Higher--Health Institutions (I0237)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
Safety (I0740)
FORENSIC TESTING (S0545)
FUNERALS & FUNERAL DIRECTORS (S9813)
INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)
ORGAN & TISSUE DONATIONS (S0305)
PHYSICIANS (S1282)
RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205)
FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0004)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
Companion:HB 5278 by Bell, Keith, Identical
Senate Committee:Health & Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Public Health
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/13/2025    
S   Filed      03/13/2025    
S   Read first time      04/03/2025     928
S   Referred to Business & Commerce      04/03/2025     928
S   Rereferred to committee      04/07/2025     959
S   Referred to Health & Human Services      04/07/2025     959
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/16/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/16/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/16/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      04/16/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/24/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      04/24/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      04/29/2025     1608
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/29/2025   04:23 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/01/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      05/05/2025     1760
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/05/2025     1742
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2025     1742
S   Read 2nd time      05/05/2025     1742
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Kolkhorst   05/05/2025     1742
S   Amended      05/05/2025     1746
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2025     1746
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      05/05/2025     1746
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2025     1746
S   Three day rule suspended      05/05/2025     1746
S   Record vote      05/05/2025     1746
S   Read 3rd time      05/05/2025     1746
S   Passed      05/05/2025     1746
S   Record vote      05/05/2025     1746
S   Reported engrossed      05/05/2025     1762
H   Received from the Senate      05/06/2025     3252
H   Read first time      05/07/2025     3470
H   Referred to Public Health      05/07/2025   05:42 PM  3470
H   Posting rule suspended      05/08/2025     3479
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/12/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/12/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/12/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/12/2025    
H   Public hearing continued on . . .      05/13/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/13/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      05/13/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/20/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/20/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/20/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/24/2025     5923
H   Committee report distributed      05/24/2025   01:43 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/24/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/24/2025    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/26/2025