---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services"
description: "An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 109"
citation: "Vermont S 109 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Perchlik", "Anne Watson", "Brian Campion", "David Weeks", "Kesha Ram Hinsdale", "Martine Gulick", "Nader Hashim", "Rebecca White", "Richard McCormack", "Ruth Hardy", "Tanya Vyhovsky", "Virginia Lyons", "Wendy Harrison"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd579189-d127-47d5-85a5-c08dafe1ef5d"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1036"
source_hash: "8ad0d1b7a0e8d3a760be01f2fecf8a318db00d3789857515f0efc40afdf5777f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 109 (2023-2024) — An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0109/S-0109%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT097/ACT097%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT097/ACT097%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0109/S-0109%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0109/S-0109%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0109/S-0109%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0109/S-0109%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Andrew Perchlik — primary (person)
- Anne Watson — primary (person)
- Brian Campion — primary (person)
- David Weeks — primary (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
- Martine Gulick — primary (person)
- Nader Hashim — primary (person)
- Rebecca White — primary (person)
- Richard McCormack — primary (person)
- Ruth Hardy — primary (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — primary (person)
- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Wendy Harrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-02-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-03-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-12** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-12** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-12** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-12** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-03-12** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-13** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-13** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-15** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2024-04-10** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-04-10** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-04-18** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-04-19** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2024-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** Rep. Farlice-Rubio of Barnet reported for the Committee on Health Care
- **2024-04-19** Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-04-19** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-04-22** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-23** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2024-04-23** Read third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2024-04-25** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-04-30** Delivered to Governor on April 30, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor on May 6, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 6, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd579189-d127-47d5-85a5-c08dafe1ef5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).