Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program
- Introduced Nov 17, 2025
- In committee Dec 1, 2025
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program; Establishing the pilot program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties for a specified purpose, subject to a specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act; requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with its maternal and child health section, to implement and oversee the pilot program; requiring the department to collaborate with specified…
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Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program; Establishing the pilot program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties for a specified purpose, subject to a specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act; requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with its maternal and child health section, to implement and oversee the pilot program; requiring the department to collaborate with specified entities to integrate doula services into existing maternal health programs and facilitate outreach and service delivery; creating the Doula Certification Task Force within the department for a specified purpose, etc.
Every action
9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Health Policy
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy11–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
- CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeDied in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | Senate Health Policy | CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 | 11–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Rosalind OsgoodD Primary sponsor · District 32
- HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.