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type: "Bill"
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title: "Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services."
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description: "Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; postpartum doula care; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for up to 10 doula visits, with up to four doula visits during pregnancy and up to six doula visits during the 12 months after the individual gives birth. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and General Assembly annually on the implementation and outcomes of the provision, and requires the first such report to be submitted by December 31, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1418."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1614"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1614 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adele Y. McClure"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2025-01-03"
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last_action: "2025-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d607e3cc-20f0-4bdd-ae52-88212163c9c9"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1614"
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source_hash: "b19f261b0b3825361d670c1e8095370d9fa104c64b49a51c8581b52400f7ed80"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1614 (2025) — Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services.
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Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; postpartum doula care; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for up to 10 doula visits, with up to four doula visits during pregnancy and up to six doula visits during the 12 months after the individual gives birth. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and General Assembly annually on the implementation and outcomes of the provision, and requires the first such report to be submitted by December 31, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1418.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012351.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079887.PDF)
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3. **Delegate Garrett Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029467.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025113.PDF)
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5. **Governor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074529.PDF)
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6. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073523.HTML)
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7. **Health and Human Services Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029113.HTML)
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8. **Senator Aird, Lashrecse, D. Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052815.PDF)
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9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059416.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Senate substitute agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N) — **89–7** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Amendment by Delegate Garrett passed by (49-Y 46-N) — **49–46** (pass) · lower
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- Passed by for the day — **47–46** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (89-Y 9-N) — **89–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Adele Y. McClure — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
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- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103452D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-03** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-13** Assigned sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-15** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1614)
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- **2025-01-16** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-21** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-23** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-24** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2025-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-24** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-27** Amendment by Delegate Garrett passed by (49-Y 46-N)
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- **2025-01-27** Amendments by Delegate passed by
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- **2025-01-27** Health and Human Services Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-01-27** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2025-01-27** Printed as engrossed 25103452D-E
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- **2025-01-28** Read third time and passed House (89-Y 9-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1614)
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- **2025-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-13** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-14** Floor substitute printed 25107334D-S1 (Aird)
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- **2025-02-14** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-14** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-02-14** Senator Aird, Lashrecse, D. Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-14** Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
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- **2025-02-14** Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1614)
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- **2025-02-18** Senate substitute agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1614ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1614)
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (HB1614H1)
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- **2025-04-02** Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Communicated to Governor
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d607e3cc-20f0-4bdd-ae52-88212163c9c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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