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House bill · 89R

HB 37

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

86 days from first to latest action, across 57 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 3

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 5

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 24

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 31

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 24

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 14

  7. Sent to governor

    May 16

  8. Became law

    May 28

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · Apr 23, 2025

Passed 148–0

148 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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passage

House · Apr 23, 2025

Passed 147–2

147 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 24, 2025

Passed 143–2

143 Yea

2 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 28, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 28, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 16, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    May 16, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    May 15, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 15, 2025 · House

  7. Senate passage reported

    May 14, 2025 · House

  8. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  9. Passed

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  11. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  12. Three day rule suspended

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  15. Laid before the Senate

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  16. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  17. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  18. Placed on intent calendar

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  19. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  20. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  21. Reported favorably w/o amendments Health & Human Services

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  22. Vote taken in committee

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  23. Considered in public hearing Health & Human Services

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  24. Left pending in committee

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  25. Testimony taken in committee Health & Human Services

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  26. Considered in public hearing Health & Human Services

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  27. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  28. Referred to Health & Human Services Health & Human Services

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read first time

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  30. Received from the House

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  31. Reported engrossed

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  32. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  33. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  34. Passed

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  35. Read 3rd time

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  36. Record vote

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  37. Passed to engrossment as amended

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  38. Record vote

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  39. Amended

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  40. Record vote

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  41. Amended

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  42. Read 2nd time

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  43. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  44. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  45. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 11, 2025 · House

  46. Committee report distributed

    Apr 10, 2025 · House

  47. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 10, 2025 · House

  48. Reported favorably as substituted Public Health

    Mar 31, 2025 · House

  49. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Mar 31, 2025 · House

  50. Considered in public hearing Public Health

    Mar 31, 2025 · House

  51. Left pending in committee

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  52. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Health

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  53. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  54. Considered in public hearing Public Health

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  55. Referred to Public Health Public Health

    Mar 5, 2025 · House

  56. Read first time

    Mar 5, 2025 · House

  57. Filed

    Mar 3, 2025 · House

Authors

and 57 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Matt Shaheen cosponsorR
  • Royce West cosponsorD
  • Claudia Ordaz cosponsorD
  • Hinojosa cosponsor–
  • Christian Manuel cosponsorD
  • Keith Bell cosponsorR
  • César Blanco cosponsorD
  • Oscar Longoria cosponsorD
  • Morgan Meyer cosponsorR
  • Eddie Morales cosponsorD
  • Jared Patterson cosponsorR
  • Cook cosponsor–
  • Terry Meza cosponsorD
  • Erin Zwiener cosponsorD
  • Terri Leo-Wilson cosponsorR
  • Erin Gámez cosponsorD
  • Helen Kerwin cosponsorR
  • Marc LaHood cosponsorR
  • Greg Bonnen cosponsorR
  • James Talarico cosponsorD
  • Venton Jones cosponsorD
  • Giovanni Capriglione cosponsorR
  • Angie Button cosponsorR
  • Vikki Goodwin cosponsorD
  • Valoree Swanson cosponsorR
  • John Bucy cosponsorD
  • Ben Bumgarner cosponsorR
  • Mando Martinez cosponsorD
  • Brooks Landgraf cosponsorR
  • Katrina Pierson cosponsorR
  • Christina Morales cosponsorD
  • Richard Hayes cosponsorR
  • Donna Howard cosponsorD
  • Denise Villalobos cosponsorR
  • Lacey Hull cosponsorR
  • Pat Curry cosponsorR
  • Cas Garcia Hernandez cosponsorD
  • Richard Raymond cosponsorD
  • Caroline Dunmoyer cosponsorR
  • Ray Lopez cosponsorD
  • John Bryant cosponsorD
  • Paul Dyson cosponsorR
  • Lauren Simmons cosponsorD
  • Toni Rose cosponsorD
  • Linda Garcia cosponsorD
  • Dade Phelan cosponsorR
  • Salman Bhojani cosponsorD
  • Suleman Lalani cosponsorD
  • Stan Lambert cosponsorR
  • John Lujan cosponsorR
  • Jo Jones cosponsorD
  • Johnson cosponsor–
  • Hillary Hickland cosponsorR
  • Aicha Davis cosponsorD
  • Daniel Alders cosponsorR
  • Stan Kitzman cosponsorR
  • Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD

In committee

  • Public Health

    House

    Referred Mar 5, 2025 · heard Mar 24, 2025 · reported after 26 days

  • Health & Human Services

    Senate

    Referred Apr 28, 2025 · heard May 7, 2025 · reported after 11 days

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