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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1043: Doula Workforce Development

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1043 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Doula Workforce Development. Primary sponsor: Ashley Gantt (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Doula Workforce Development ; 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. APPROPRIATION: $7,500,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ashley GanttPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Felicia RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Commerce Committee
  5. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source