---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to maternal and newborn health care, including the newborn screening preservation account."
description: "Relating to maternal and newborn health care, including the newborn screening preservation account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 748"
citation: "Texas SB 748 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MIDLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (D0049)", "Family--General (I0354)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "BLOOD & MEDICAL TESTS (S0470)", "MEDICAID (S4885)", "PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)", "TELEMEDICINE (S0219)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis, Sarah", "Kolkhorst", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-11"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af7f22c8-c353-4395-9ea2-a120c223763c"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 748.xml"
source_hash: "a08d8592eb8ee551a0470e5a7138800f0cf3197c92b4745c2c9c76c5d1d28ade"
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 SB 748 (86) — Relating to maternal and newborn health care, including the newborn screening preservation account.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00748I.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **140–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis, Sarah — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-02-11** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-05** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-03-05** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-03-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-03-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-03-19** Co-author authorized
- **2019-03-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-03-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-03-19** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2019-03-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-03-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-03-19** Record vote
- **2019-03-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-03-19** Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Record vote
- **2019-03-19** Reported engrossed
- **2019-03-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-05-01** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-10** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-05-10** Amendment(s) considered in committee
- **2019-05-10** Reported favorably as amended `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-15** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-16** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-05-17** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-05-20** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-20** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Record vote
- **2019-05-21** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-21** House passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-23** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-23** Read
- **2019-05-23** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2019-05-23** Record vote
- **2019-05-23** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-25** 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/af7f22c8-c353-4395-9ea2-a120c223763c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).