---
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).