Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB1233: Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
From the enrolled text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Perinatal Palliative Care Act. SECTION 2. The legislature finds that: (1) palliative care is a critical form of care provided to alleviate the pain and suffering of individuals with severe life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses or medical conditions; (2) in approximately two percent of pregnancies, the unborn child is diagnosed with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness or medical condition that may result in the child's death before or shortly after birth; and (3) since the lives of unborn children are no longer prematurely taken by abortion in this state, many of the children described by Subdivision (2) of this section are born alive. SECTION 3. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER Z. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 161.751.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: PURPOSE OF SUBCHAPTER. The purpose of this ] [ADDED: subchapter is to ensure a pregnant woman whose unborn child is ] [ADDED: diagnosed with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness or ] [ADDED: medical condition is informed of the availability of perinatal ] [ADDED: palliative care.] [ADDED: Sec. 161.752. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:] [ADDED: …
Sponsors
- Kelly Hancock (R, SD-009) · primary sponsor
- Kevin Sparks (R, SD-031)
- Valoree Swanson (R, HD-150)
- Tom Oliverson (R, HD-130)
- Gary Vandeaver (R, HD-001)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Jeff Leach (R, HD-067)
- Daniel Alders (R, HD-006)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
- Briscoe Cain (R, HD-128)
- Giovanni Capriglione (R, HD-098)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#3925)
- : Passed
Votes
- Public Health Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Health & Human Services Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3925 (May 28, 2025): 79 yea, 55 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3614 (May 27, 2025): 95 yea, 45 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3613 (May 27, 2025): 60 yea, 85 nay, failed
- Record vote RV#3612 (May 27, 2025): 62 yea, 82 nay, failed
Subjects: Abortion, Health Care Providers, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH, PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE ACT (PV0Q1)
Common questions
- What is SB1233?
- SB1233 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
- What does SB1233 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
- What is the status of SB1233?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1233?
- Kelly Hancock (R, SD-009), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1233?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB01233
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