Bill Text: VA HB156 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Health, Department of; certain communication prohibited.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-04 - Passed by indefinitely in Rules (12-Y 4-N) [HB156 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HB156-Prefiled.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 156
Offered January 12, 2022
Prefiled January 9, 2022
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of
Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-4.1, relating to Department of Health; certain communication prohibited.
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Patrons-- Byron and Walker
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-4.1 as follows:
§32.1-4.1. Certain communication with minors prohibited.
Except as otherwise required by law, no person employed by the Department or a local department of health or who has entered into a contract to provide services on behalf of the Department or a local department of health shall initiate communication regarding health-related matters with a minor on behalf of the Department or local department of health without the consent of the minor's parent.
