Relating to providing notification to certain pregnant women regarding their eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2019
Last action May 7, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2019
How they voted
111–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 114
Apr 17, 2019
D
Democratic48
95% Yea
R
Republican66
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
2
May 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 7, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angie Button
RRepublican
P
Bobby Guerra
DDemocratic
P
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
P
SA
Steve Allison
RRepublican
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