SB 1508: Maternal Health and Early Learning
GENERAL BILL by Davis
Maternal Health and Early Learning; Citing this act as the "The Motherhood Initiative"; requiring the Department of Health to establish a certain home visit program for expectant mothers; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize reduced fees for an applicant or a licensee for certain birthing centers; requiring the department to provide a blood pressure monitor and cuff to an expectant mother for certain purposes and to repair the device and provide replacement parts as necessary; authorizing a doula or midwife to be present with his or her client during childbirth at a hospital, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 Senate • Filed
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SB 1508, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:44 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1029 Maternal Health and Early Learning Hinson Similar Last Action: 1/6/2026 H Filed 
Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 383.012 Page 2 (pdf) 383.305 Licensure; fees. Page 3 (pdf) 383.31 Selection of clients; informed consent. Page 3 (pdf) 383.55 Page 4 (pdf) 395.3043 Page 4 (pdf) 395.6071 Page 5 (pdf) 402.822 Page 5 (pdf) 458.355 Page 6 (pdf) 459.075 Page 6 (pdf) 1002.53 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; eligibility and enrollment. Page 9 (pdf) 1002.61 Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public schools and private prekindergarten providers. Page 9 (pdf) 1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 6 (pdf) 1002.87 School readiness program; eligibility and enrollment. Page 10 (pdf) 1003.21 School attendance. Page 7 (pdf)