Relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

HB 731 expands the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee by requiring it to study pregnancy-related deaths, trends in maternal health disparities, and best practices from other states. The bill mandates the committee to compare death rates by socioeconomic status, assess studying severe maternal morbidity, and make recommendations to reduce maternal deaths. It also requires the committee to use the CDC's Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) data system for analyzing health care data related to maternal outcomes. This bill directly affects the committee's work and aims to improve maternal health policies in Texas, impacting pregnant people, particularly those in at-risk populations.