VA SB1197 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Stillbirths; data collection; policies. Requires the Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System to collect data on stillbirths. The bill defines a stillbirth as an unintended, intrauterine fetal death occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks. The bill also requires the State Board of Health to adopt regulations that require any hospital that provides obstetrical services to establish policies to follow when a stillbirth occurs that meet the guidelines pertaining to counseling patients and their families and other aspects of managing stillbirths as may be specified by the Board in its regulations.

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Title

Hospitals; establishing policies to follow when a stillbirth occurs, reporting.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 5-N) (Y: 92 N: 5 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661)
2015-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 661 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-04SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/15
2015-02-27SenateSigned by President
2015-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-27SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1197ER)
2015-02-27SenateEnrolled
2015-02-24SenateTitle replaced 15105205D-H1
2015-02-24SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-23HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 5-N)
2015-02-23HousePassed House with substitute (90-Y 5-N)
2015-02-23HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB1197H1
2015-02-23HouseRead third time
2015-02-20HousePassed by for the day
2015-02-19HousePassed by for the day
2015-02-19HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 15105205D-H1
2015-02-19HouseRead third time
2015-02-18HouseRead second time
2015-02-17HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17HouseCommittee substitute printed 15105205D-H1
2015-02-17HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
2015-02-13HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2015-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2015-02-11HouseRead first time
2015-02-11HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-09SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-09SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1197S1
2015-02-09SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104689D-S1
2015-02-09SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-09SenateRead second time
2015-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-05SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104689D-S1
2015-02-05SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2015-01-13SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-01-13SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102835D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321127(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1197
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1197+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1197S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1197H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1197ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0661+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S04V0108+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0310SB1197+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0343SB1197+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0344SB1197+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1203V0078+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H12V0150+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2607+SB1197
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0768SB1197+SB1197

Bill Comments

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