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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents."
+description: "Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "HB 475"
+citation: "Texas HB 475 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "FOSTER CARE (S0064)", "PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Watson", "Wu"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-12-06"
+last_action: "2019-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89d4ec64-c79f-49d1-abe7-7a352eb53714"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00400_HB00499/HB 475.xml"
+source_hash: "f7d22b59d4cd3bb8551363ce071b9365010291332f7d84fd8fa63af3c17ff725"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 475 (86) — Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00475I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **139–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **139–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Howard — primary (person)
+- Watson — primary (person)
+- Wu — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-12-06** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-02-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-02-20** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-16** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-16** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2019-04-16** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2019-04-16** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-04-25** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2019-04-25** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2019-04-25** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-04-30** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-05-01** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2019-05-03** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2019-05-07** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2019-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-07** Passed to engrossment
+- **2019-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-07** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-07** Record vote
+- **2019-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-07** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2019-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-05-10** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2019-05-17** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-05-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2019-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2019-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-21** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-05-21** Record vote
+- **2019-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-21** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-21** Record vote
+- **2019-05-21** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2019-05-22** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2019-05-22** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2019-05-24** Record vote
+- **2019-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2019-05-25** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-26** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-06-14** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89d4ec64-c79f-49d1-abe7-7a352eb53714`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+