TO ESTABLISH THE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA CERTIFICATION ACT; AND TO CERTIFY BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DOULAS IN THIS STATE TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT OUTCOMES.
HB 1252 establishes the Certified Community-Based Doula Certification Act, creating a formal process to certify birth and postpartum doulas in the state. This act directly affects doulas by requiring them to meet specific standards to become certified. The bill aims to improve maternal and infant health outcomes by ensuring that certified community-based doulas provide services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Signed Apr 21, 2025
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The bill text has been updated from Act 965 to HB 1252, with changes primarily involving formatting and metadata updates rather than substantive policy modifications. The version number, session dates, and bill identification numbers have been adjusted to reflect the current legislative session.
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Updated bill identification from Act 965 to HB 1252 with corresponding session metadata changes
Added blank lines for formatting consistency in the bill header
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1252 is now Act 965
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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