Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action May 13, 2021
Floor votes · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
88–37
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 127
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic50
98% Yea
R
Republican77
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 13, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Armando Walle
DDemocratic
P
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
P
Toni Rose
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
CS
Carl Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Ordaz
DDemocratic
Co
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
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