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HB 1306TEXASSession 89RState BillSigned into law
Enacted

Texas grants death investigation professionals eligibility for contagious disease medical reimbursement, immunizations, and expedited workers' compensation claims

Original title: Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.

Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Brooks Landgraf and 3 others

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What This Bill Does

Texas House Bill 1306 extends public safety employee benefits, including contagious disease medical reimbursement, preventative immunizations, survivor benefits, and expedited workers' compensation for serious injuries, to death investigation professionals such as justices of the peace, death investigators, and medical examiners beginning September 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Local counties and insurance carriers must prioritize medical claims and provide preventative healthcare access for death investigation personnel, shifting financial responsibility for contagious disease treatment during s onto the county served.

Background
  • Texas House Bill 1306 amends the Government Code and Labor Code during the 89th Legislative Session to extend specific occupational protections to death investigators, justices of the peace, and medical examiners. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

death investigation professionals

Death investigation professionals gain eligibility for contagious disease medical expense reimbursement, preventative immunizations, choice of treating physician, survivor benefits, and expedited workers' compensation claim processing for serious injuries.

Directly affected

counties

Counties are financially responsible for reimbursing death investigation professionals for contagious disease treatment expenses incurred during inquests and must provide preventative immunizations.

Directly affected

insurance carriers

Insurance carriers must accelerate and prioritize medical benefit claims and appeals for death investigation professionals sustaining serious bodily injuries in the course of employment.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who qualifies as a death investigation professional under this law?
A death investigation professional includes a justice of the peace, a death investigator employed under Article 49.23 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or a medical examiner or an employee of the medical examiner's office employed under Section 3 of Article 49.25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Which entity is responsible for reimbursing a death investigator for contagious disease medical expenses?
The county served by the death investigation professional is responsible for reimbursing them for reasonable medical expenses incurred in treatment for the prevention of a contagious disease contracted during an .
Are injury claims for death investigation professionals given priority under workers' compensation?
Yes, counties, divisions, and insurance carriers must accelerate and give priority to an injured death investigation professional's claim for medical benefits resulting from a serious bodily injury sustained in the course and scope of employment.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

56 actions
  1. Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Signed by the Governor
  3. May 31, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Sent to the Governor
  4. May 31, 2025Senate
    Signed in the Senate
  5. May 30, 2025House
    Signed in the House
  6. May 30, 2025House
    Reported enrolled
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  1. May 29, 2025House
    Senate passage reported
  2. May 28, 2025SenateFloor
    Record vote
  3. May 28, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed
  4. May 28, 2025SenateFloor
    Read 3rd time
  5. May 28, 2025SenateFloor
    Record vote
  6. May 28, 2025Senate
    Three day rule suspended
  7. May 28, 2025Senate
    Vote recorded in Journal
  8. May 28, 2025SenateFloor
    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  9. May 28, 2025Senate
    Laid before the Senate
  10. May 28, 2025Senate
    Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  11. May 27, 2025Senate
    Placed on intent calendar
  12. May 26, 2025Senate
    Co-sponsor authorized
  13. May 25, 2025Senate
    Not again placed on intent calendar
  14. May 23, 2025Senate
    Placed on intent calendar
  15. May 21, 2025Senate
    Committee report printed and distributed
  16. May 21, 2025Senate
    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  17. May 21, 2025SenateCommittee
    Reported favorably w/o amendments
  18. May 20, 2025Senate
    Vote taken in committee
  19. May 20, 2025Senate
    Considered in public hearing
  20. May 20, 2025Senate
    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  21. May 12, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Criminal Justice
  22. May 12, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Read first time
  23. May 12, 2025Senate
    Received from the House
  24. May 10, 2025House
    Reported engrossed
  25. May 10, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  26. May 10, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#2004)
  27. May 10, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed
  28. May 10, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 3rd time
  29. May 9, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  30. May 9, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#1920)
  31. May 9, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed to engrossment as amended
  32. May 9, 2025House
    Amended (1-Landgraf)
  33. May 9, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 2nd time
  34. May 8, 2025House
    Placed on General State Calendar
  35. May 6, 2025House
    Considered in Calendars
  36. May 5, 2025House
    Committee report sent to Calendars
  37. May 5, 2025House
    Committee report distributed
  38. May 2, 2025House
    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  39. Apr 25, 2025HouseCommittee
    Reported favorably as substituted
  40. Apr 25, 2025House
    Committee substitute considered in committee
  41. Apr 25, 2025House
    Considered in formal meeting
  42. Apr 25, 2025House
    Recalled from subcommittee
  43. Apr 1, 2025House
    Left pending in subcommittee
  44. Apr 1, 2025House
    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  45. Apr 1, 2025House
    Committee substitute considered in s/c
  46. Apr 1, 2025House
    Considered by s/c in public hearing
  47. Apr 1, 2025House
    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  48. Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
  49. Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time
  50. Nov 13, 2024HouseIntroduced
    Filed

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Sponsors

Brooks LandgrafHouse · District 81RepublicanAuthor
Janis HoltHouse · District 18RepublicanAuthor
Kevin SparksSenate · District 31RepublicanSponsor
César BlancoSenate · District 29DemocraticCosponsor

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policy shift98% confidence

Expansion of Public Safety Protections to Non-Traditional Roles

The legislation broadens traditional public safety employee benefits under Government Code Chapter 607 to include judicial and medical death investigators who face similar occupational exposure risks.

Government Code

Connected Entities

César Blanco, Janis Holt, Department of Public Safety and 8 more
PersonCésar Blanco“Cosponsor of the bill”Map →
PersonJanis Holt“Bill sponsor in the lower house”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Public Safety“Mentioned in applicability provisions”Map →
OrganizationTexas Juvenile Justice Department“Mentioned in applicability provisions”Map →
OrganizationTexas Department of Criminal Justice“Mentioned in applicability provisions”Map →
OrganizationHealth and Human Services Commission“Mentioned in survivor benefit applicability provisions”Map →
PersonKevin Sparks“Cosponsor of the bill”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of State Health Services“Mentioned in applicability provisions”Map →
OrganizationParks and Wildlife Department“Mentioned in applicability provisions”Map →
PersonBrooks Landgraf“Bill sponsor in the lower house”Map →
OrganizationTexas Commission on Law Enforcement“Mentioned in jailer certification standards”Map →

Sources

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capitol.texas.gov

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  • Controversy10
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