H.B. No. 239         AN ACT   relating to a report regarding the confinement of pregnant inmates   by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a) In this section, "department" means the   Texas Department of Criminal Justice.          (b)  The department shall prepare a report on the confinement   of pregnant inmates in facilities operated by or under contract   with the department. The report must include:                (1)  a description of the department's implementation   of policies and procedures to provide adequate care to pregnant   inmates while confined in a facility operated by or under contract   with the department, and any policies adopted by the department   regarding the placement of a pregnant inmate in administrative   segregation;                (2)  information regarding the health care provided to   a pregnant inmate, including the availability of:                      (A)  obstetrical or gynecological care;                      (B)  prenatal health care visits;                      (C)  mental health care; and                      (D)  drug abuse or chemical dependency treatment;                (3)  a detailed summary of the following as applicable   to pregnant inmates:                      (A)  nutritional standards, including the average   caloric intake of a pregnant inmate and other dietary information;                      (B)  work assignments;                      (C)  housing conditions; and                      (D)  situations in which a pregnant inmate has   been restrained, including the reason a determination to use   restraints was made under Section 501.066, Government Code; and                (4)  the number of miscarriages experienced by pregnant   inmates while confined in a facility operated by or under contract   with the department between September 1, 2017, and September 1,   2018.          (c)  Not later than December 1, 2018, the department shall   provide a copy of the report to:                (1)  the governor;                (2)  the lieutenant governor;                (3)  the speaker of the house of representatives; and                (4)  each standing committee of the senate and house of   representatives having primary jurisdiction over matters relating   to corrections.          SECTION 2.  This Act expires February 1, 2019.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 239 was passed by the House on April   28, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 117, Nays 17, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 239 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 2.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor