Florida · House Bill 747 · 2025 Regular Session

Doula Services in Maternal Health Initiatives

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Doula Services in Maternal Health Initiatives; Creates Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program within DOH for specified purposes; requires DOH, in collaboration with its maternal & child health section, to implement & oversee pilot program; specifies duration of pilot program, subject to funding; requires pilot program to target specified populations for enrollment; specifies services that will be provided…

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Doula Services in Maternal Health Initiatives; Creates Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program within DOH for specified purposes; requires DOH, in collaboration with its maternal & child health section, to implement & oversee pilot program; specifies duration of pilot program, subject to funding; requires pilot program to target specified populations for enrollment; specifies services that will be provided under pilot program; requires department to collaborate with specified entities to integrate doula services into existing maternal health programs & facilitate outreach & service delivery; authorizes department to integrate doula services into existing maternal & child health programs as expansion of pilot program, subject to certain requirements; provides for funding of pilot program.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.