VA HB970 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Disposition of fetal remains; penalty. Requires hospitals and health care providers who provide abortion services to dispose of fetal remains by burial or cremation. The bill also provides that any person who gives, offers to give, or accepts the transfer of fetal remains, except for the purpose of investigating a death or providing burial or cremation services, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
Title
Fetal remains; disposition, penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Dave LaRock [R] | Del. Mark Cole [R] | Del. Nicholas Freitas [R] | Del. Robert Marshall [R] |
| Del. Charles Poindexter [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103644D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | 127 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 32 | 1 | 291.16 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 2973.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB970 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB970+hil |
