--- title: HR 2029. Community-Based Doula Day; March 31, 2026; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2029 cite_as: HR 2029, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2029 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2029.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2029/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74643 date: 2026-03-31 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2028.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2030.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2029.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 2029 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-31 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Park Cannon text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR2029/2025 upstream_id: 2140196 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - maternal health - doulas - childbirth support - commemorative resolution --- # HR 2029. Community-Based Doula Day; March 31, 2026; recognize ## Text House Resolution 2029 By: Representative Cannon of the 58th A RESOLUTION Recognizing March 31, 2026, as Community-Based Doula Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, community-based doulas provide continuous support to mothers during labor and delivery, helping them cope with the physical and mental demands of giving birth; and WHEREAS, by drawing on their specialized training and lived experience to guide birthing persons through labor and birth, community-based doulas provide emotional support and physical comfort that enhance the childbirth experience for the entire family; and WHEREAS, community-based doulas share at least one commonality with the birthing person, which improves outcomes for underserved communities; and WHEREAS, community-based doulas work with medical staff, including doctors, midwives, and nurses, to provide informational support to all birthing people they serve and help with their transition to parenthood; and WHEREAS, community-based doulas remove barriers by meeting families prenatally and postpartum in the home; and WHEREAS, community-based doulas across the State of Georgia address maternal health disparities, help create positive childbirth experiences, and work towards improved birth and infant health outcomes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize March 31, 2026, as Community-Based Doula Day. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution designates March 31, 2026 as Community-Based Doula Day, honoring doulas who support birthing families in underserved communities across the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives does not change any law. Instead, it formally recognizes March 31, 2026 as Community-Based Doula Day in Georgia. The text describes the role community-based doulas play, providing continuous emotional and physical support to mothers during labor and delivery, working alongside doctors, midwives, and nurses, and meeting families in their homes before and after birth. The resolution states that community-based doulas share a personal connection with the families they serve, which it says improves outcomes in underserved communities, and that they help address maternal health disparities in Georgia. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. ### What it does - Designates March 31, 2026 as Community-Based Doula Day in the state of Georgia. - States the House of Representatives' recognition of the work community-based doulas do supporting mothers during childbirth. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press. ### Who it affects Community-based doulas working in Georgia, the birthing families and mothers they support, and medical staff such as doctors, midwives, and nurses who work alongside them are named in the resolution's text. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic weight rather than legal force. It does not create funding, licensing rules, or new requirements, but it gives official state recognition to the role community-based doulas play in maternal health, particularly in underserved communities. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe how community-based doulas support mothers during labor, delivery, and the transition to parenthood. - The resolution states that community-based doulas share a commonality with birthing persons that improves outcomes in underserved communities. - The resolving clause formally designates March 31, 2026 as Community-Based Doula Day. - A further clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-31) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Park Cannon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74643 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2029.md?full=1