2023 Priority Bills
Women's Rights & Family Rights | ||||||||
Cat | Number | Title | Patron | House | Senate | GA | Governor | updated |
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women | HB 1511 Support | Midwifery; administration of medication.
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Allows licensed midwives to obtain, possess, and administer drugs and devices within the scope of their practice. The bill limits liability of entities that provide or dispense drugs or devices to a licensed midwife and that rely in good faith upon the license information provided by the licensed midwife.
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Dawn M. Adams (D-HD68) |
Passed
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Passed
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Signed
02/20/23 House: Enrolled
02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1511ER)
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9/14/23 | |
women | HB 1538 Support | Health insurance; coverage for doula care services.
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Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance
organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical
services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified
doula.
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Nadarius E. Clark (D-HD79) |
Tabled
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1/26/23 | ||
women | HJ 519 Support | HJ 519 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
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Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. ...
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Charniele Herring (D-HD46) |
PBI
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1/30/23 | ||
women | SR 255 Support | Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
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Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means.
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Jennifer McClellan | Jennifer Boysko |
PBI
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Passed
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2/17/23 | ||
women | HB 1395 Oppose | Rights beginning at conception.
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Provides that life begins at conception .... The bill also repeals all provisions of the Code of Virginia allowing for the performance of abortions.
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Marie March (R-HD79) |
Left
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2/8/23 | ||
women | HB 1488 Oppose | Abortion; use of public funds prohibited.
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Provides that no agency of the Commonwealth shall enter into any contract with or
make any grant of public funds to any entity that provides abortion services or
operates a facility at which abortion services are provided. The bill also repeals
provisions authorizing the Board of Health to use state general funds appropriated to
the Department of Health to pay the cost of abortions.
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John McGuire (R-HD56) |
Left
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2/8/23 | ||
women | SB 791 Oppose | Save adolescents from experimentation (SAFE) Act; established, health benefit plans, etc.
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...prohibits gender transition procedures, defined in the bill, for individuals under 18 years of age and prohibits the use of public funds for gender transition procedures for individuals under 18 years of age. ...
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Amanda Chase (R-SD-11) |
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PBI
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2/2/23 | ||
women | SR 87 Oppose | Right to life; recognizing that life begins at conception.
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Recognizes that the right to life begins at conception.
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Amanda Chase (R-SD-11) |
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PBI
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2/3/23 |
Note: The Rules Committees of both Chambers have limited the number of bills that individual members may introduce this Session: Senators have bill limits of 26, and Delegates have bill limits of 15.