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SB 644 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

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

This bill designates the second Saturday in October as "Hospice and Palliative Care Day" in Texas law. It aims to raise public awareness about hospice and palliative care services that support seriously ill patients and their families. The designation requires no new programs or funding, only encouraging ceremonies or activities to observe the day. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareDesignates Hospice and Palliative Care Day to raise awareness of healthcare services without new funding, aligning with supporting patient care access and services.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 18, 2024 Last action May 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 1 edit · May 14, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an official engrossed version, with minor text cleanup and standard formatting applied. The substantive policy content remains unchanged: designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice and Palliative Care Day and adding Section 662.0815 to the Texas Government Code. No new funding, eligibility criteria, or policy requirements were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Text formatting and layout were updated from draft introduction format to official engrossed bill format, including removal of draft annotations and cleanup of spacing.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
1
Committee
5
May 16, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Public Health
May 16, 2025
House · Introduced
Read first time
May 14, 2025
House · Introduced
Received from the Senate
May 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed
May 12, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee report printed and distributed
May 12, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 12, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Vote taken in committee
Feb 3, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Administration
Feb 3, 2025
Senate · Introduced
Read first time
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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