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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7214

AN ACT CONCERNING MATERNAL HEALTH.

Became law as Special Act 25-7, signed June 10, 2025, 90 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) establish a task force to study perinatal mental health care, (2) establish a report card for birth centers and hospitals providing maternity care, and (3) require the Commissioner of Public Health to convene an advisory committee to study doula-friendly practices in hospitals.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

43 co-sponsors

Kai J. Belton, Trenee McGee, Sarah Keitt, Nicholas Menapace, Gary A. Turco Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Laurie Sweet, Jane M. Garibay, Jillian Gilchrest, Robin E. Comey, Matt Blumenthal, Anthony L. Nolan, Kate Farrar, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Derell Wilson, Patrick Biggins, Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Corey P. Paris, Moira Rader, Josh Elliott, Steven Winter, Jason Rojas, Travis Simms, Jonathan Jacobson, Joe Canino, Juan R. Candelaria, Roland J. Lemar, Gregory Haddad, Mike Demicco, Kaitlyn Shake, Marcus Brown, Fred Gee Jr., Patricia A. Dillon, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Eilish Collins Main, Joshua M. Hall, Nick Gauthier, Kenneth Gucker, Larry B. Butler, Hubert D. Delany, Susan M. Johnson, Tammy Nuccio, Antonio Felipe

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Saud Anwar, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Martha Marx, Patricia Billie Miller

    Its course

    March 12 to June 10, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action27 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to May 2069 days

    Public Health CommitteeMar 12 to Mar 2715 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 15 to May 161 day

    In the SenateMay 20 to May 288 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 28 to Jun 912 days

    With the GovernorJun 9 to Jun 101 day

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 20 · Adopted May 28

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 12 – May 20

    1. Mar 12Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Mar 13Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 27Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 16Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. May 20The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 22 – May 28

    1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 28The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 3 – Jun 10

    1. Jun 3Numbered Special Act 25-7
    2. Jun 9Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 10Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Mar 12REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 7REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 15REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 19NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 19TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 20HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 20HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. May 22FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 22SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. May 22FILE NO.Both houses
    21. May 28SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 28SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. May 28ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    24. Jun 3SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
    25. Jun 9TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    26. Jun 9TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    27. Jun 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor