Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 37 — Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

Last action — Effective on 9/1/25

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 03, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on May 28, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • To Executive

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  • 61 sponsors

    1 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

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This bill amends the Texas statutes.

  • CHAPTER 328. PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES Sec. 328.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission. (2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. (3) "Grant program" means the perinatal palliative care grant program established under Section 328.003. (4) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241. (5) "Perinatal palliative care" means the provision of supportive care to reduce the suffering of parents and family members following a perinatal death or stillbirth. (6) "Perinatal palliative care cooling device" means a medical device, including a blanket or cradle, with a cooling mechanism to slow naturally occurring changes to the body following death. (7) "Recognition program" means the hospital recognition program established under Section 328.004. Sec. 328.002. PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN HOSPITALS. A hospital assigned a maternal level of care designation under Section 241.182 shall, following a perinatal death or stillbirth, make available to the expectant parents and family members: (1) perinatal palliative care counseling; and (2) a perinatal palliative care cooling device. Sec. 328.003. PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish and the commission shall administer a perinatal palliative care grant program to improve the access to and quality of perinatal palliative care in this state. The commission may award grants to hospitals assigned a maternal level of care designation under Section 241.182 for the hospital's provision of perinatal palliative care. (b) A hospital awarded money under the grant program may use the money only for the reasonable costs, as determined by commission rule, of: (1) training hospital personnel who provide maternal care on interacting with parents and family members in a considerate and respectful manner following a perinatal death or stillbirth; and (2) obtaining and maintaining a perinatal palliative care cooling device and training personnel on use of the device. (c) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish eligibility criteria and a scoring system for awarding grants under the grant program to hospitals assigned a maternal level of care designation under Section 241.182. (d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of the grant program. Sec. 328.004. HOSPITAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM. The executive commissioner by rule, in collaboration with the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council established under Chapter 118, shall: (1) develop and implement a program to recognize hospitals assigned a maternal level of care designation under Section 241.182 that provide perinatal palliative care training to hospital personnel; and (2) adopt criteria for awarding recognition to a hospital under the recognition program.

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Action History

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

  5. Signed in the House

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. Senate passage reported

  8. Record vote

  9. Passed

  10. Read 3rd time

  11. Record vote

  12. Three day rule suspended

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  15. Laid before the Senate

  16. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  17. Co-sponsor authorized

  18. Placed on intent calendar

  19. Committee report printed and distributed

  20. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  22. Vote taken in committee

  23. Considered in public hearing

  24. Left pending in committee

  25. Testimony taken in committee

  26. Considered in public hearing

  27. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. Referred to Health & Human Services

  29. Read first time

  30. Received from the House

  31. Reported engrossed

  32. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. Record vote

  34. Passed

  35. Read 3rd time

  36. Record vote

  37. Passed to engrossment as amended

  38. Record vote

  39. Amended

  40. Record vote

  41. Amended

  42. Read 2nd time

  43. Placed on General State Calendar

  44. Considered in Calendars

  45. Committee report sent to Calendars

  46. Committee report distributed

  47. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  48. Reported favorably as substituted

  49. Committee substitute considered in committee

  50. Considered in public hearing

  51. Left pending in committee

  52. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  53. Committee substitute considered in committee

  54. Considered in public hearing

  55. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  56. Referred to Public Health

  57. Read first time

  58. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 60 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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Not signed on (123)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 37 do?
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
Who sponsors HB 37?
HB 37 is sponsored by Gina Hinojosa, Lulu Flores, David Cook, Johnson, Mihaela Plesa, Tom Oliverson, Jeff Leach, Angelia Orr, Liz Campos, Daniel Alders, Keith Bell, Salman Bhojani, John Bryant, John Bucy III, Ben Bumgarner, Angie Button, Giovanni Capriglione, Pat Curry, Paul Dyson, Caroline Fairly, Erin Gámez, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Linda Garcia, Vikki Goodwin, Richard Hayes, Hillary Hickland, Lacey Hull, Jolanda Jones, Venton Jones, Helen Kerwin, Stan Kitzman, Marc LaHood, Suleman Lalani, Brooks Landgraf, Oscar Longoria, Ray Lopez, John Lujan, Christian Manuel, Armando Martinez, Morgan Meyer, Thresa "Terry" Meza, Penny Morales Shaw, Christina Morales, Eddie Morales, Claudia Ordaz, Jared Patterson, Dade Phelan, Katrina Pierson, Richard Peña Raymond, Toni Rose, Matt Shaheen, Lauren A. Simmons, Valoree Swanson, Denise Villalobos, Erin Zwiener, Greg Bonnen, Aicha Davis, Donna Howard, Stan Lambert, James Talarico, and Leo Wilson.
What is the current status of HB 37?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 03, 2025. It awaits signature.
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