TX HB2477

Requires health benefit plans for state employees, public school employees, school district employees, and state university employees to provide coverage for doula services

Defines "doula services" as nonmedical childbirth education, coaching, and support services, including emotional and physical support during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period

Amends four chapters of the Texas Insurance Code (Chapters 1551, 1575, 1579, and 1601) to add identical doula coverage requirements across all governmental employee benefit programs

Applies only to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026

Takes effect September 1, 2025