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      By: Johnson S.B. No. 644     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to designating the second Saturday in October as Hospice   and Palliative Care Day.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 662.0815 to read as follows:           Sec.   662.0815.     HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE DAY. (a) The   second Saturday in October is Hospice and Palliative Care Day to   bring awareness to the role of hospice and palliative care in   optimizing the quality of life for seriously ill patients and their   families.           (b)     Hospice and Palliative Care Day may be regularly   observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.