SB 1508 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Maternal Health and Early Learning

Summary
Maternal Health and Early Learning; Citing this act as the "The Motherhood Initiative"; requiring the Department of Health to establish a certain home visit program for expectant mothers; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize reduced fees for an applicant or a licensee for certain birthing centers; requiring the department to provide a blood pressure monitor and cuff to an expectant mother for certain purposes and to repair the device and provide replacement parts as necessary; authorizing a doula or midwife to be present with his or her client during childbirth at a hospital, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Jan 22, 2026
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Introduced
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Jan 16, 2026
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Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tracie Davis
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