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SB644 • 2025

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 16 2025 2:37PM
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  4. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  5. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  6. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  15. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  16. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  17. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  22. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Administration

  23. 2024-12-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  24. 2024-12-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 644 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Johnson

S.B. No. 644

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice

and Palliative Care Day.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 662.0815 to read as follows:

Sec.

662.0815.

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE DAY. (a) The

second Saturday in October is Hospice and Palliative Care Day to

bring awareness to the role of hospice and palliative care in

optimizing the quality of life for seriously ill patients and their

families.

(b)

Hospice and Palliative Care Day may be regularly

observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.