Order

2025R: HB1568 ACT 289

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EXAMINATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REQUIRING A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION WHEN A DEATH IS BY APPARENT DRUG, ALCOHOL, OR POISON TOXICITY.

Latest action: Notification that HB1568 is now Act 289

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Sponsor	Role
Childress	lead
K. Hammer	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 24, 2025, 4:12 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 24, 2025, 4:54 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Feb 26, 2025, 10:38 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Feb 27, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 27, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 27, 2025, 11:54 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 3, 2025, 1:55 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 3, 2025, 3:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 3, 2025, 3:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 6, 2025, 1:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 10, 2025, 2:59 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 10, 2025, 2:59 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Mar 10, 2025, 4:12 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Mar 10, 2025, 4:12 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Mar 11, 2025, 8:26 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Mar 12, 2025, 5:09 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1568 is now Act 289

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Childress, filed Feb 26, 2025, 10:37 a.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Childress	Feb 26, 2025, 10:37 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 6, 2025, 1:51 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Feb 26, 2025, 10:38 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 465

Monday, March 10, 2025 2:59:47 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 391

Monday, March 3, 2025 1:55:59 PM · arkleg

95Yea

0Nay

5Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (95)

Not voting (5)

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