Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1043: Doula Workforce Development
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Establishes Doula Workforce Development Support Program within Department of Commerce for specified purposes; provides requirements for grant funding & use of such funds; provides requirements for department to administer program; requires department to submit certain report to Governor & Legislature by specified date annually; authorizes department to require grant recipients to submit certain data; authorizes department to adopt certain rules.
What the bill says
An act relating to doula workforce development; creating s. 456.65, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; establishing the Doula Workforce Development Support Program within the Department of Commerce for specified purposes; providing definitions; providing requirements for grant funding and the use of such funds; providing requirements for the department to administer the program; requiring the department to submit a certain report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date annually…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to doula workforce development; creating s. 456.65, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; establishing the Doula Workforce Development Support Program within the Department of Commerce for specified purposes; providing definitions; providing requirements for grant funding and the use of such funds; providing requirements for the department to administer the program; requiring the department to submit a certain report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date annually; authorizing the department to require grant recipients to submit certain data; authorizing the department to adopt certain rules; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 456.65, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 456.65 Doula Workforce Development Support Program.-- (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.-- (a) The Legislature finds that maternal health challenges are worsening in this state as it continues to see increased maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Minority families face words underlined are additions. hb1043-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1043 2026 the highest disparities, with Black women experiencing death rates 2 to 3 times higher than their White counterparts. (b) The Legislature finds that doulas have been shown to improve maternal and infant health outcomes, reduce preventable complications, increase prenatal care engagement, and strengthen postpartum recovery. (c) The Legislature further finds …
Sponsors
- Gantt, Ashley (D, HD-109) · primary sponsor
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Robinson, Felicia (D, HD-104)
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1043?
- H1043 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Doula Workforce Development.
- What does H1043 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to doula workforce development; creating s. 456.65, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; establishing the Doula Workforce Development Support Program within the Department of Commerce for specified purposes; providing definitions; providing requirements for grant funding and the use of such funds; providing requirements for the department to administer the program; requiring the department to submit a certain report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date annually…
- What is the status of H1043?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1043?
- Gantt, Ashley (D, HD-109), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1043?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1043
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