Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

HB 2117 requires the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee to annually review data on pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity. The bill mandates the committee to study trends, disparities, and factors affecting high-risk populations (including socioeconomic status), research successful programs in other states, and assess the feasibility of studying severe maternal morbidity cases. The committee must then make recommendations to the state to reduce these health outcomes, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council. This bill directly affects the committee's annual duties and the state's approach to maternal health data analysis, effective September 1, 2025.