Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 I cosponsors

S.53 — An act relating to certification of community-based perinatal doulas and Medicaid coverage for doula services

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 9, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 13, 2025.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An act relating to certification of community-based perinatal doulas and Medicaid coverage for doula services

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read S.53 on the official Vermont source →

Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 9, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 9, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 3, 2025

  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. As passed by Senate and House

  6. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  7. House proposal of amendment; text

  8. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  9. House proposal of amendment

  10. Entered on Notice Calendar

  11. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  12. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  13. Action Calendar: Unfinished Business

  14. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  15. Third Reading ordered

  16. Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to

  17. Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  18. Rep. Branagan of Georgia recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  19. Rep. Cordes of Bristol reported for the Committee on Health Care

  20. Read second time

  21. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  22. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  23. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  24. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  25. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  26. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care

  27. Read 3rd time & passed

  28. New Business/Third Reading

  29. 3rd reading ordered

  30. Recommendation of amendment disagreed to

  31. Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations

  32. Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance

  33. Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare with recommendation of amendment

  34. Reported favorably by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  37. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  38. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  39. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations

  40. New Business/Second Reading

  41. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  42. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  43. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  44. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations

  45. Second Reading

  46. Entered on Notice Calendar

  47. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  48. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  49. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  50. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations

  51. Second Reading

  52. Entered on Notice Calendar

  53. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  54. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  55. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations

  56. Second Reading

  57. Entered on Notice Calendar

  58. Committed to Committee on Health and Welfare with report of Committee on Government Operations intact, under suspension of Senate Rule 49, on motion of Senator Collamore

  59. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations

  60. Second Reading

  61. Entered on Notice Calendar

  62. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (184)

184 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 184 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S.53 do?
An act relating to certification of community-based perinatal doulas and Medicaid coverage for doula services
Who sponsors S.53?
S.53 is sponsored by Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), and Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.53?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track S.53?
Track S.53 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S.53

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of S.53

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →