Delaware · House Bill 80 · 152nd General Assembly

Doula Services/Medicaid Coverage

HB 80 Sponsored by Melissa Minor-Brown Became law

  1. Introduced Mar 2, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2023
  3. Passed the House Jun 22, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 29, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 9, 2023

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act requires that doula services be covered by Medicaid in Delaware by January 1, 2024. It follows up on HB 343 from the 151st General Assembly which required the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to submit a plan for implementing this coverage, and draws on that completed report.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations Committee in House · House Appropriations
  4. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · House Appropriations
  5. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
  8. CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
  9. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Finance
  10. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  11. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 40–0
Jun 22, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 25 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Absent · 1

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (2/3 required) · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Jun 29, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 15 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.