Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
HB 3940 requires Medicaid providers (including hospitals and health care facilities) to annually notify staff about using a mother's Medicaid ID for newborn care claims when the infant hasn't been enrolled. It also mandates that hospitals and providers give new mothers a resource pamphlet during prenatal care or delivery, covering postpartum counseling, shaken baby syndrome prevention, childhood immunization schedules, and newborn screening follow-up. The bill directly affects Medicaid-eligible mothers and newborns in Texas, aiming to simplify access to care during the early postpartum period. These requirements take effect on September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized in its enrolled version with minor formatting cleanup and the addition of implementation timelines. The core policy remains unchanged: it requires Texas health providers to annually notify Medicaid recipients about using their newborn's Medicaid number until the child is enrolled, and to provide specific resource materials to pregnant women and parents.
Scope change
No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill text content is identical to the engrossed version except for formatting and the addition of effective dates.
TIMELINE
Added Section 3 establishing implementation deadlines: informational materials must be updated by December 1, 2025, and compliance with new requirements begins January 1, 2026.
Added Section 4 specifying the bill takes effect September 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft formatting artifacts (line numbers, sponsor names, committee markup symbols) and cleaned up spacing inconsistencies between the engrossed and enrolled versions.
Floor votes · House May 9, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
P
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
P
Linda Garcia
DDemocratic
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
Chuy Hinojosa
DDemocratic
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
Josey Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
Co
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
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