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IntroducedApr 08, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 03, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 03, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 1008, An Act To Improve Perinatal Care Through Expanded Access To Doula Services
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 04, 2025: Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1523
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Holly Eatoncosponsor
- Julia Mccabecosponsor
- Ambureen Ranacosponsor
- Samuel Zagercosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Jun 04, 2025 | House
- FINALLY PASSED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 03, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-443) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-443), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Jun 03, 2025 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-443).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 03, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- May 01, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Apr 17, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-443) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-443) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Connie Adler (Chesterville)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Mollie Barnathan (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Gia (Jeanne) Bartolomeo (Community Doulas)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Lily Bohen James (Maine Women's Lobby)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Abusana Micky Bondo (In Her Presence)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Noami Brautigam (Monroe)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Amanda Chase (Rockport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Amy Chen (National Health Law Program)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Lulu Churchill (Camden, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Ellen DaCorte DaCorte (Mount Desert)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Hannah DeAngelis (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Leah Deragon (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Deqa Dhalac (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by LeAnne Dunham (Columbia)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Holly Eaton (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Anne Gallaudet (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Cokie Giles (Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Natalie Grammer (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Laura Harper (Maine Family Planning)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Kim Holden (Portland, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Amber Howard (Bar Harbor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Kara Kaikini (Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Holly Khiel (Surry)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Kathy Kilrain del Rio (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Kristen Kinchla (Maine Children's Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Hannah Lord (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Elisabeth Marnik (Ellsworth)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Micaela Maynard (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Aaron Moss (Buxton)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Lucy Nelson (Lisbon Falls)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Kathryn Norgang (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Olivia Pennington (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Sylvie Piquet (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Michelle Probert (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Aspen Ruhlin (Mabel Wadsworth Center)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Jessica Ruscetta (Poland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Anne Sedlack (Maine Medical Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Anne Sedlack (Maine Medical Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Mel Steinberg (Bar Harbor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Amanda Taisey (Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Denise Tepler (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Sarah Tewhey (Seal Cove)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Anne Marie van Hengel (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Cait Vaughan (Birthing Solidarity)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Cait Vaughan (Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Sally Weiss (Maine Hospital Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Meg Whithed (Maine Doula Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Megan Whithed (Durham)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Megan Whithed (Maine Doula Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Bethany Woods (Surry)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Emily Wright (Bar Harbor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Faye Zimmerman (Buxton)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Ariel Zodhiates (Portland)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1523&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098326
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098326
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1523&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098326