Amend SB 1233 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.

SECTION ____.  (a) In this section, "council" means the perinatal advisory council established under Section 241.187, Health and Safety Code.

(b)  The council shall conduct a study on perinatal palliative care and perinatal bereavement care provided in this state.

(c)  Not later than December 31, 2026, the council shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report on the results of the study conducted under Subsection (b) of this section. The report must include:

(1)  a summary of best practices and procedures for the provision of perinatal palliative and bereavement care nationally and in this state;

(2)  an examination of the use of perinatal palliative and bereavement care;

(3)  a review of the technology and medical practices used in the provision of perinatal palliative and bereavement care;

(4)  a summary of the health conditions and factors associated with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses and medical conditions in unborn children that disproportionately affect the most at-risk populations;

(5)  a review of current barriers to offering adequate perinatal palliative and bereavement care in hospitals; and

(6)  an aggregation of formal complaints submitted to the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 161.757, Health and Safety Code.

(d)  This section expires December 31, 2026.