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Senate bill · S5665 (2025-26)

Includes doula awareness in the department of health's education and outreach program

PassedLatest action Jun 3, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A7332, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Cordell Cleare

State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Summary

Includes doula awareness and the advantages of utilizing a doula in the department of health's education and outreach program.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Health Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 22, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Facilitates the creation of an ongoing public awareness and education program on doulas and how beneficial they are to pregnancies.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly, Women's Issues · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

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The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

Maternal mortality has been a persistent issue that has plagued our country. Unfortunately, in the United States racial disparities have reinforced inequitable access to proper maternal care. This along with other factors such as the community, facility, patient, and provider has led to an increase in maternal deaths amongst Black women. A doula is a trained professional who provides emotional, physical, and enlightening support during pregnancy, delivery, and birth. They can help decrease the maternal mortality rate especially for women with higher risk preg- nancies.By establishing a doula awareness and education program more people will be informed about what a doula is and how beneficial they can be to a pregnancy. There are often gaps when providing individual- ized attention to parents during labor. A doula can fill this gap by providing continuous and personalized support to ensure the safety of the birthgiver. The birth of a child is something so beautiful - some- thing a parent should not have to lose their life for..By increasing awareness of doulas and how they can improve pregnancy we can be saving lives that do not need to be lost.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passed

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues

    Senate Women's IssuesMar 25, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues

    Senate Women's IssuesMay 20, 2025Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 3, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.398

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.398

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 3, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 3, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A7332A

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 2, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

Show full history (14 earlier events)
  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  3. May 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. May 26, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 5665B

    NY Senate

  5. May 21, 2026

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Health

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  6. Mar 30, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  7. Mar 26, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  8. Mar 25, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.639

    1ST REPORT CAL.639

    NY Senate

  9. Mar 16, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Women's Issues

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  10. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  11. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  12. May 20, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  13. Mar 25, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  14. Feb 26, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate