Armando Walle, Texas State Representative of 140th District (D) | https://www.facebook.com/RepWalle/
Armando Walle, Texas State Representative of 140th District (D) | https://www.facebook.com/RepWalle/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, directing it to study and review pregnancy-related deaths, trends, rates, disparities, and health conditions affecting at-risk populations. It instructs the committee to examine best practices in other states that have reduced such deaths, compare death rates based on socioeconomic status, and assess the feasibility of studying severe maternal morbidity cases. Furthermore, the committee, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council, is tasked with recommending strategies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in Texas. The bill also mandates participation in the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) data system administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for health care data processing and analysis. This act takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Armando Walle, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII and member of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, proposed another five bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Walle graduated from the University of Houston with a BS and again from University of Houston with a JD.
Armando Walle is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 140th House district. He replaced previous state representative Kevin Bailey in 2009.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 697 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing accommodations |
| HB 660 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services |
| HB 480 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors |
| HB 314 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits |
| HB 193 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the minimum wage |
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