89R8189 SCF-D
By: Plesa H.B. No. 2057
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Remembrance Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.088 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.088. PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS REMEMBRANCE DAY.
(a) October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day to
remember and honor those who have experienced the loss of a baby
during or shortly following pregnancy by miscarriage, stillbirth,
sudden infant death syndrome, or death of the newborn baby.
(b) Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day shall be
regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities,
including by showing support for those who have experienced a loss
and providing information on resources available to families who
are facing a loss.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.