VA HB664 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Health and Human Services
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Health and Human Services
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Abortion; born alive infant; treatment and care; penalty. Requires every health care provider licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive following such attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure the immediate transfer of the human infant who has been born alive to a hospital for further medical care. A health care provider who fails to comply with the requirements of the bill is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board. The bill also requires every hospital licensed by the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatment and care of a human infant who has been born alive following an attempt to terminate a pregnancy and for the immediate reporting to law enforcement of any failure to provide such required treatment and care.
Title
Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) (Y: 3 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | House | Left in Health and Human Services |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned sub: Health |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100652D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 76.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 32 | 1 | 127 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 2915 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
