VA HB1716 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 22 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 22 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right.
Title
Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-18 - Senate - Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 6-N) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-16 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 6-N) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-16 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Health |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N) |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Delegate Price Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Floor substitute printed 25105605D-H1 (Price) |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N) |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101990D |
