---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional."
description: "Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1306"
citation: "Texas HB 1306 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTOPSIES (S8855)", "City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)", "County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "IMMUNIZATIONS (S4341)", "Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)", "JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (S0133)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holt", "Landgraf", "Sparks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-11-13"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49aa7093-3ec9-4d98-a69f-7d09c38756fb"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01300_HB01399/HB 1306.xml"
source_hash: "2015df4817540c77568dafc61f1bc28639a8ad8e70d033c15c46d4b3ec2b6bde"
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 HB 1306 (89R) — Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01306I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01306E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01306H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01306S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01306F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **125–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **130–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holt — primary (person)
- Landgraf — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-10** Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- **2025-04-01** Considered by s/c in public hearing
- **2025-04-01** Committee substitute considered in s/c `substitution`
- **2025-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- **2025-04-01** Left pending in subcommittee
- **2025-04-25** Recalled from subcommittee
- **2025-04-25** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-25** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-02** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-09** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-10** Record vote
- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-10** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-12** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-20** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-23** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-25** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-26** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-27** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49aa7093-3ec9-4d98-a69f-7d09c38756fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).