---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to general procedures and requirements for certain do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense."
description: "Relating to general procedures and requirements for certain do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "851"
identifier: "SB 11"
citation: "Texas SB 11 (851)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health--General (I0385)", "ADVANCE DIRECTIVES (S0590)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen, Greg", "Cook", "Geren", "Oliveira", "Perry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 72
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-07-12"
last_action: "2017-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddc97222-cd91-4081-b73f-38e77ef333b3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 11.xml"
source_hash: "6b18dc36f0753f066ab236aee42afca6a87e0118df1fc634cd3ef040acc978a2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 11 (851) — Relating to general procedures and requirements for certain do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00011I.htm)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00011E.htm)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00011H.htm)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00011S.htm)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00011F.htm)

## Sponsors

- Bonnen, Greg — primary (person)
- Cook — primary (person)
- Geren — primary (person)
- Oliveira — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
- Huffines — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor, Van — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-07-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2017-07-12** Filed `filing`
- **2017-07-19** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-20** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-07-20** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-20** Point of order
- **2017-07-20** Point of order overruled
- **2017-07-20** Rules suspended
- **2017-07-20** Record vote
- **2017-07-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-07-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2017-07-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2017-07-24** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-25** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2017-07-25** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-07-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-25** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-25** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-25** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Passed to engrossment
- **2017-07-25** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Remarks ordered printed
- **2017-07-26** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-07-26** Passed `passage`
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Statement(s) submitted
- **2017-07-26** Reported engrossed
- **2017-07-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2017-08-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-08-01** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-02** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2017-08-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-02** Left pending in committee
- **2017-08-10** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2017-08-10** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-10** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2017-08-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-08-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-08-10** Committee report distributed
- **2017-08-11** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-08-11** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-08-12** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-08-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-12** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-12** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2017-08-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-13** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-13** Record vote
- **2017-08-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-13** House passage as amended reported
- **2017-08-15** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-15** Read
- **2017-08-15** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2017-08-15** Reported enrolled
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the Senate
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the House
- **2017-08-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddc97222-cd91-4081-b73f-38e77ef333b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).