LCO No. 2291 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 383 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2291 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: SEN. ABRAMS, 13th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE MATERNAL DEATH RATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That a task force be established to examine the causes of the high 1 maternal death rate of women of color. 2 Statement of Purpose: To determine the causes of the high maternal death rate of women of color.