HB 581

Relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The bill orders the Department of State Health Services to build and run a public outreach campaign to grow the number of maternal health care workers, including doulas and nonmedical birth support workers. The campaign must stress continuing education, trauma-informed care training, more providers in rural and shortage areas, more workers from racial or ethnic minority groups, and spending on equipment and locations. It must be paid for out of money the agency already has, with rules adopted and the campaign started as soon as practicable after September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3626 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 514 (Did not pass). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 514 (Did not pass). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB581 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

ITEM

relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

THE DEI COMEBACK

THE TEXT

…“services to women of underserved racial or ethnic minority groups.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill directs a state campaign to steer maternal health programs and workforce recruitment toward racial or ethnic minority groups.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Suleman Lalani

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$38K Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$12K TSA PAC$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$37,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC$10,000.00

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030846, 101072241.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030846, 101072241.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 3626

by Rep. Lalani, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Health Care Reform, Select

Relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 514

by Rep. Lalani, same lead author · Did not pass · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 7, 2025: Received from the House

Relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Health Care Providers

Health--Rural

Women

Text

The text as introduced · 373 words

90R3847 EG-D

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 581

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 32.022 to read as follows:

Sec. 32.022. MATERNAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE CAMPAIGN. (a)

In this section, "maternal health care professional" means a

professional who is certified or licensed in this state to provide

maternal health care, including a doula and an individual who

provides nonmedical support during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and

the postpartum period.

(b) Using available resources, the department shall develop

and implement a public outreach campaign to increase the number of

maternal health care professionals in this state's health care

workforce to improve access to maternal health care in rural areas

of this state and other areas with a shortage of maternal health

care professionals. The department shall design the campaign to:

(1) prioritize continuing education for maternal

health care professionals;

(2) facilitate the implementation of training

programs to:

(A) provide trauma-informed care training for

all maternal health care professionals;

(B) increase the number of maternal health care

professionals in rural areas of this state and other areas with a

shortage of maternal health care professionals; and

(C) increase the number in the maternal health

care workforce of health care professionals who are members of

racial or ethnic minority groups;

(3) increase the overall capacity of the maternal

health care workforce in this state, including by investing in

equipment and locations to provide maternal health care; and

(4) facilitate the implementation of maternal health

care programs to improve access to maternal health care and provide

services to women of underserved racial or ethnic minority groups.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary

to implement this section.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission shall adopt the rules and the Department of

State Health Services shall develop and implement the maternal

health care workforce campaign required by Section 32.022, Health

and Safety Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.