89R913 RDS-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 644
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice
and Palliative Care 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 662.0815 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.0815. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE DAY. (a) The
second Saturday in October is Hospice and Palliative Care Day to
bring awareness to the role of hospice and palliative care in
optimizing the quality of life for seriously ill patients and their
families.
(b) Hospice and Palliative Care Day may be regularly
observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.