Creating a new health profession for birth doulas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Mar 8, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
22
Committee
15
Mar 30, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0)
senate
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:00 PM.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kirsten Harris-Talley
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
April Berg
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Ryu
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Entenman
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Wicks
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Chopp
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Jamila Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Jesse Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Lauren Davis
DDemocratic
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