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SB1467 • 2025

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3853

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3723

  15. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  38. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  39. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  40. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  42. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  44. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  50. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  51. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 1467 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1467

AN ACT

relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit

of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain

hospitals.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 191, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 191.012 to read as follows:

Sec.

191.012.

DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN

HOSPITALS. (a) In this section:

(1)

"Hospital"

means a hospital licensed under Chapter

241.

(2)

"Trauma facility"

has the meaning assigned by

Section 773.003.

(b)

The department shall implement an efficient and

effective procedure to provide death information to a hospital

designated as a Level I trauma facility to assist with the

hospital's participation in the Medicaid managed care program

operated under Chapter 540, Government Code.

(c)

The procedure implemented under Subsection (b) at a

minimum must provide the following information for each deceased

person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar

in this state:

(1) the county of residence of the deceased;

(2) the date of birth of the deceased; and

(3) the full name of the deceased.

(d)

Subject to available resources, the department may use

the procedure implemented under Subsection (b) to provide death

information to a hospital that is not designated as a Level I trauma

facility.

SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act

a state agency determines a waiver or authorization from a federal

agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the

agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or

authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the

waiver or authorization is granted.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1467 passed the Senate on

May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1467 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor