---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression."
description: "Relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "851"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "Texas SB 17 (851)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Women (I0925)", "PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "MATERNAL MORTALITY & MORBIDITY TASK FORCE (V0983)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burkett", "Davis, Sarah", "Huffman", "Klick", "Kolkhorst", "Nelson", "Thierry", "Walle"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 86
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-07-17"
last_action: "2017-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/266381dd-f1db-476f-9f9d-5485fb2104a4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 17.xml"
source_hash: "9df25da1520e4e4546858757589f3b543b55a461994eb71864b5035d672bf751"
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 17 (851) — Relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00017I.htm)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00017E.htm)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00017H.htm)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00017S.htm)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00017F.htm)

## Sponsors

- Burkett — primary (person)
- Davis, Sarah — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Klick — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Thierry — primary (person)
- Walle — primary (person)
- Alonzo — cosponsor (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson, Charles "Doc" — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson, Rodney — cosponsor (person)
- Arévalo — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Bernal — cosponsor (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Bohac — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen, Dennis — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen, Greg — cosponsor (person)
- Buckingham — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Canales — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Collier — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Cosper — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
- Dale — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Deshotel — cosponsor (person)
- Elkins — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Fallon — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Geren — cosponsor (person)
- Gervin-Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Giddings — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Gooden — cosponsor (person)
- Guerra — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Herrero — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Huffines — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Israel — cosponsor (person)
- Keough — cosponsor (person)
- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- Koop — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Laubenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Martinez, "Mando" — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Miles — cosponsor (person)
- Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison, Geanie W. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)
- Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Ortega — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Phelan — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Rinaldi — cosponsor (person)
- Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Justin — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
- Schubert — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Sheffield — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stickland — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor, Van — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Uresti, Tomas — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Villalba — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Workman — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
- Zedler — cosponsor (person)
- Zerwas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-17** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2017-07-17** Filed `filing`
- **2017-07-19** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-07-20** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-20** Point of order
- **2017-07-20** Point of order overruled
- **2017-07-20** Rules suspended
- **2017-07-20** Record vote
- **2017-07-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-07-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2017-07-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2017-07-24** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-24** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-07-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-24** Motion to suspend three day rule fails
- **2017-07-24** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-25** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-07-25** Passed `passage`
- **2017-07-25** Record vote
- **2017-07-25** Reported engrossed
- **2017-07-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-08-11** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-12** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2017-08-12** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2017-08-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-08-12** Committee report distributed
- **2017-08-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-08-12** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-08-13** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-08-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-13** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2017-08-13** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2017-08-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-13** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2017-08-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-14** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-14** Record vote
- **2017-08-14** House passage as amended reported
- **2017-08-15** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-15** Read
- **2017-08-15** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2017-08-15** Reported enrolled
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the Senate
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the House
- **2017-08-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/266381dd-f1db-476f-9f9d-5485fb2104a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).