Provides doula services at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities
Summary
Provides doula services at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to retain an organization to make at least two doulas at any given time available to provide doula services twice a week, for four hours, at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities that house incarcerated individuals who identify as female, as well as to provide doula services during labor and delivery, upon request.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 29, 2023
Last action Jan 3, 2024
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
Sep 29, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Phara Souffrant Forrest
DDemocratic
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