This legislative bill, identified as S.F. No. 1167, is focused on improving maternal health in Minnesota. It aims to clarify the requirements for studies on maternal deaths. Initially, the law allowed the commissioner of health to conduct these studies optionally, but the proposed amendment will make it mandatory. The purpose of these studies is to review and analyze the causes of maternal deaths to help plan and improve health services, and ultimately, to decrease the number of preventable maternal deaths in the state.