S0514Introduced in the Senate
Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program
Introduced by Health Policy
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Health Policy · February 2, 2026
11
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
11 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Don Gaetz | 1 | Yes |
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Tracie Davis | 5 | Yes |
| Tom Leek | 7 | Yes |
| Ralph Massullo | 11 | Yes |
| Colleen Burton | 12 | Yes |
| Lori Berman | 26 | Yes |
| Kathleen Passidomo | 28 | Yes |
| Gayle Harrell | 31 | Yes |
| Rosalind Osgood | 32 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Introduced
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
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