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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2845: Relating to the designation of controlled substance overdose for purposes of the death certificate.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2845 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the designation of controlled substance overdose for purposes of the death certificate. Primary sponsor: Matt Shaheen (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Referred to Public Health.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt ShaheenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Public Health
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source