Virginia Senate Bill 674 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0725)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Action for death by wrongful act; fetal death. Creates a cause of action for the death of a fetus caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of any person, ship, vessel, or corporation. The action shall be brought by the natural mother of the fetus or, in the event of the death or disability of the mother, the administrator of her estate, her guardian, or her personal representative. No cause of action for the death of the fetus may be brought against the natural mother of the fetus.

Death by wrongful act; whenever fetal death, natural mother may bring an action against person, etc.

Del. Thomas Garrett [R]

Sen. Stephen Martin [R]

Sen. William Stanley [R]

2012-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) (Y: 33 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) (Y: 33 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 19-N 1-A) (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 15 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N) (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N) (Y: 27 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0725)
2012-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-03-09		Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-08		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-08		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB674ER)
2012-03-08		Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-05		Senate: Title replaced 12105668D-H1
2012-03-05		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
2012-03-05		Senate: Passed by temporarily
2012-03-05		Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-03-05		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
2012-03-01		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 19-N 1-A)
2012-03-01		House: Passed House with substitute (76-Y 19-N 1-A)
2012-03-01		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB674H1
2012-03-01		House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105668D-H1
2012-03-01		House: Read third time
2012-02-29		House: Read second time
2012-02-27		House: Committee substitute printed 12105668D-H1
2012-02-27		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
2012-02-27		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N)
2012-02-20		House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2012-02-16		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-16		House: Read first time
2012-02-16		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-14		Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2012-02-14		Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
2012-02-14		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
2012-02-13		Senate: Printed as engrossed 12104518D-E
2012-02-13		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB674E
2012-02-13		Senate: Amendment by Senator Barker agreed to
2012-02-13		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2012-02-13		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2012-02-13		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2012-02-13		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-10		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-09		Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
2012-01-20		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2012-01-20		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104518D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB674
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB674+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB674E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB674H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB674ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0725+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S04V0097+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0354SB0674+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0409SB0674+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0410SB0674+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0411SB0674+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H0802V0102+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H08V0282+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1286+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0889SB0674+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0893SB0674+SB0674
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0899SB0674+SB0674