Virginia Senate Bill 635 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-30 - Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Right to reproductive choice. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to choose or refuse contraception and that a pregnant person has a fundamental right to choose to carry a pregnancy to term, give birth to a child, or terminate a pregnancy. The bill states that the Commonwealth shall not, in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information, deny or interfere with an individual's fundamental rights, including individuals under state control or supervision. The bill states that any state or local official who is charged with violating provisions of this section shall be subject to an action in federal or state court for injunctive relief and damages. Such action may be brought by any person or entity that may be aggrieved by such official's actions.

Right to reproductive choice; right to refuse contraception.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. George Barker [D]	Sen. John Bell [D]
Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. John Edwards [D]	Sen. Barbara Favola [D]
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D]	Sen. Janet Howell [D]	Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]	Sen. Mamie Locke [D]
Sen. Louise Lucas [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]	Sen. Monty Mason [D]	Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]
Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]	Sen. Richard Saslaw [D]	Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-30	Senate	Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104139D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3904	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB635
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB635+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0114+SB0635