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TX SB2721
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tan Parker
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AI Summary
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Requires willed body programs, forensic science programs, and search and rescue organizations to obtain a license from the Texas Funeral Service Commission to receive donated bodies or anatomical specimens for education or research purposes
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Creates a state jail felony offense for unlicensed persons who solicit, retrieve, preserve, transport, distribute, or store human bodies or anatomical specimens for non-transplant purposes, with administrative penalties up to $5,000 per day per violation
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Eliminates the category of "non-transplant anatomical donation organizations" and consolidates regulation under licensed "donees," requiring background checks and proof of good professional character for license applicants
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Establishes a priority-based system allowing family members (spouse, adult children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, or legal guardians) to donate a deceased person's body after death, with written informed consent requirements
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Mandates the commission inspect licensed donees and anatomical facilities at least every three years, issue unique identification numbers for each donated body or specimen, and adopt minimum facility standards for security, sanitation, and respectful treatment of remains
Legislative Description
Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
Education
Last Action
Placed on General State Calendar
5/26/2025