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Family and Child Health

The Family and Child Health Bill Tracker includes bills related to maternal and child health and early childhood education. 


Maternal and Child Health

Bill Number Author Status Date Bill Link Companion Bill
HB 258: Relating to leave for lactating state employees Gonzalez, M Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB258
HB 301: Relating to leave for state employees for prenatal care Gonzalez, M Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB301
HB 334: Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program Ordaz Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB334
HB 514: Relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign Lalani Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB514
HB 713: Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee Howard Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB713
HB 731: Relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee Walle Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB731
HB 777: Relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees to express breast milk Walle Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB777
HB 1127: Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed Gamez Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB1127
HB 1558: Relating to the expression of breast milk in public buildings and providing leave for state employees to donate breast milk
Goodwin Filed https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB1558  
SB 48: Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child Zaffirini Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB48
SB 112: Relating to parental rights in public education Hall Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB112
SB 206: Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information
Paxton Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB206
SB 224: Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers West Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB224
SB 237: Relating to public school paid parental leave policy, an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy, and the eligibility of certain children for free prekindergarten programs Johnson Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB237
SB 349: Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students Eckhardt/Alvarado/Cook/Gutierrez/Menendez Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB349
HB 1989: Relating to the confidentiality and reporting of certain maternal mortality information to the Department of State Health Services, to an exception to certain reproting requirements for health care providers reviewing certain information on maternal mortality and morbidity, to the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee members, and to a work group establishing a maternal mortality and morbdity data registry
Simmons
Filed
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB1989 
 
HB 2117: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee
Walle
Filed
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2117 
 
HB 2140: Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee
Simmons
Filed
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2140 
 
HB 2477: Relating to coverage for doula services under certain group benefit plans for governmental employees and retirees
Simmons
Filed
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2477 
 
HB 2573: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement of doula services.
Walle Filed
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2573 
 

Early Childhood Intervention

Bill Number Author Status Date Bill Link Companion Bill
HB 174: Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs Gonzalez, M Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB174
HB 175: Relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and reimbursement rates for those providers Gonzalez, M Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB175
HB 190: Relating to a grant program to provide free or reduced-tuition prekindergarten classes to certain children Lopez, R Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB190
HB 194: Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities Toth Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB194
HB 225: Relating to a pilot program to provide grants for free or reduced-tuition prekindergarten classes to certain children Lopez, R Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB225
HB 358: Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children Bucy Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB358 SB 42
HB 412: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for early childhood intervention services Lopez, R Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB412
HB 494: Relating to the eligibility of the children of public school employees for free prekindergarten programs in public schools Goodwin Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB494
HB 1048: Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children Bhojani Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB1048
SB 42: Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children Zaffirini Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB42 HB 358
SB 163: Relating to funding for a full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program Menendez, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB163
SB 175: Relating to providing free prekindergarten for certain children Menendez Filed http://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB175
HB 1955: Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program
Thompson
Filed
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB1955
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