Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
HB 37 requires hospitals with maternal care designations to provide bereavement counseling options and perinatal bereavement devices (which delay tissue deterioration for up to 72 hours after pregnancy loss or infant death) to families following intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth. The Texas Department of State Health Services must establish a perinatal bereavement care initiative offering hospitals training for staff on compassionate communication and resources like devices with maintenance support. This law directly affects designated hospitals and families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss in Texas. The initiative aims to improve access to supportive care during this difficult time, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
19
Committee
12
Amendments
2
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 23, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (146-0)
house
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 54 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
Liz Campos
DDemocratic
P
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Aicha Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Caroline Fairly
RRepublican
Co
Cas Garcia Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Christian Manuel
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Ordaz
DDemocratic
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
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