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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss |
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Remembrance Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.088 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.088. PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS REMEMBRANCE DAY. |
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(a) October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day to |
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remember and honor those who have experienced the loss of a baby |
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during or shortly following pregnancy by miscarriage, stillbirth, |
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sudden infant death syndrome, or death of the newborn baby. |
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(b) Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day shall be |
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regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities, |
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including by showing support for those who have experienced a loss |
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and providing information on resources available to families who |
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are facing a loss. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |