In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Tan Parker (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee. Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Primary authors: Kolkhorst (R) Co-authors: Alvarado (D); Blanco (D); Flores (R); Menendez (D); Miles (D); Paxton (R); West (D) Sponsors: Bell, K. (R)
Mar 13, 2025
(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Author (S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Rereferred to committee (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 29, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 1, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 5, 2025
(S) Miles signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) West signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Read 2nd time (S) Amendment(s) offered
20250505_SB2721_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
May 6, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
May 7, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
May 8, 2025
(H) Posting rule suspended
May 12, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 13, 2025
(H) Public hearing continued on . . . (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 20, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
May 24, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Considered in Calendars
May 26, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(S) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as and Innovation for (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Bill Vallie for self (with Texas Funeral Directors Association) (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Christopher Adams for Arthrex, Inc. (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Cynthia Walker for Smith+Nephew (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Darbi Gottlieb for AdvaMed (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as David Shepard for Arthrex,INC (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as James Bardsley for The American Association of Tissue Banks (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Jason Vendel for self (with Arthrex, Inc.) (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Lorena Kieser for self (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Mechelle Salmon for self (with Center for Healthcare, Innovation, and Sciences) (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Stephen Bathje for Science Care (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Bobby Hillert for Texas Orthopaedic Association (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Eric Heinrich for self (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) (Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Nora Del Bosque for Southern Careers Institute (Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Richard Evans for Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Shawn Markee for Advamed (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Susan Ross for self (with Johnson & Johnson) (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Thomas Edwards for self
For
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Eli Shupe for self (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Kimberly Patman for self (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Madeleine Greene for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Scott Joslove for Texas Hotel and Lodging Association (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Tim Leggett for self (Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Joe Pojman Ph.D. for Texas Alliance for Life (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Joe Pojman Ph.D. for Texas Alliance for Life (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as John Litzler for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Tom Dawahare for self
On
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Aaron Ali for self (with MedtoMarket) (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Kristin Tips for Texas Funeral Service Commission (Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Kristin Tips for Texas Funeral Service Commission (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Rachel Thorman for (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Scott Bingaman for Texas Funeral Service Commission (Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Stephen Bathje for (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Nick Moran for self (with Axis research & technologies inc) (Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Scott Bingaman for Texas Funeral Service Commission (Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Victoria Ford for Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Victoria Stranczek for self
