Louisiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Louisiana HB514: INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies the Louisiana Doula Registry Board within the Louisiana Department of Health and provides for respec
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2025
INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies the Louisiana Doula Registry Board within the Louisiana Department of Health and provides for respective regulatory authority (EN +$2,495 FF EX See Note)
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1059.1, relative to the Louisiana Doula Registry Board; to provide for board composition; to provide with respect to the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Doula Registry Board and the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide relative to administrative staff and further rulemaking requirements of the Louisiana Department of Health; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1059.1, relative to the Louisiana Doula Registry Board; to provide for board composition; to provide with respect to the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Doula Registry Board and the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide relative to administrative staff and further rulemaking requirements of the Louisiana Department of Health; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 22:1059.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §1059.1. Legislative findings; Louisiana Doula Registry Board; purpose; composition; duties of the board; administrative staff; rulemaking authority A.(1) The legislature hereby finds and declares that research indicates maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, infant mortality, preterm birth, and unexpected outcomes of pregnancy and birth resulting in significant health consequences are rising in the United States, and that these outcomes occur more frequently in Louisiana than in other states. Louisiana has the highest maternal death rate in the nation and the second highest infant death rate in the nation. (2) The benefits of doula care have been documented in numerous studies including the 2017 Cochrane Review of twenty-six trials of continuous labor support and doula care involving over fifteen thousand women in seventeen different countries. The numerous benefits of doula care include decreased cesarean sections, Page 1 of CODING: …
Sponsors
- Matthew Willard (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 287.
- : Effective date: 08/01/2025.
- : Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- : Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- : Received from the Senate with amendments.
- : Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
- : Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Votes
- House Vote on HB 514, CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1006) (June 9, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on HB 514, FINAL PASSAGE (#719) (June 8, 2025): 37 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Vote on HB 514, FINAL PASSAGE (#594) (May 22, 2025): 87 yea, 9 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB514?
- HB514 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies the Louisiana Doula Registry Board within the Louisiana Department of Health and provides for respec.
- What does HB514 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1059.1, relative to the Louisiana Doula Registry Board; to provide for board composition; to provide with respect to the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Doula Registry Board and the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide relative to administrative staff and further rulemaking requirements of the Louisiana Department of Health; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of HB514?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 287. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB514?
- Matthew Willard (D).
- Where is the official record for HB514?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25RS&b=HB514
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