Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.
Texas bill SB 1467 requires the Department of State Health Services to create a procedure for sharing specific death information with hospitals licensed under Chapter 241. This information includes the deceased person’s county of residence, date of birth, and full name for each death certificate filed in Texas. The purpose is to help these hospitals participate in the state’s Medicaid managed care program. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, and does not change existing death certificate filing requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding death records and information sharing with hospitals remains unchanged. The enrolled version includes official certification of passage by both legislative chambers and the Governor's approval.
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The document was converted from an engrossed draft to an enrolled final version, adding official certification signatures and vote counts from both the Senate and House, along with the Governor's approval.
Floor votes · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (140-0-3)
house
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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