Virginia House Bill 2445 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Death certificates; medical certification; electronic filing. Requires the completed medical certification portion of a death certificate to be filed electronically with the State Registrar of Vital Records through the Electronic Death Registration System and provides that, except under certain circumstances, failure to file a medical certification of death electronically through the Electronic Death Registration System shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill includes a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020, and a phased-in requirement for registration with the Electronic Death Registration System and electronic filing of medical certifications of death for various categories of health care providers. The bill directs the Department of Health to work with stakeholders to educate and encourage physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners to timely register with and utilize the Electronic Death Registration System. Death certificates; medical certification; electronic filing. Requires the completed medical certification portion of a death certificate to be filed electronically with the State Registrar of Vital Records through the Electronic Death Registration System and provides that, except under certain circumstances, failure to file a medical certification of death electronically through the Electronic Death Registration System shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill includes a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020, and a phased-in requirement for registration with the Electronic Death Registration System and electronic filing of medical certifications of death for various categories of health care providers. The bill directs the Department of Health to work with stakeholders to educate and encourage physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners to timely register with and utilize the Electronic Death Registration System.

Death certificate; medical certification, electronic filing w/State Registrar of Vital Records, etc.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

Sen. Emily Brewer [R]

2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-05		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213)
2019-03-05		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 213 (effective - see bill)
2019-02-18		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-18	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
2019-02-14	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-14	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-14	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2445ER)
2019-02-14	House	Enrolled
2019-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-07	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2019-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-01-30	House	VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2019-01-30	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2019-01-29	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2445H1
2019-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19105355D-H1
2019-01-29	House	Read second time
2019-01-28	House	Read first time
2019-01-24	House	Committee substitute printed 19105355D-H1
2019-01-24	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2019-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2019-01-16	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2019-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102122D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	263	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2915	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2445
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2445+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2445H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2445ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0213+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1203V0012+HB2445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H12V0042+HB2445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV1988+HB2445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2034+HB2445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S04V0195+HB2445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0488HB2445+HB2445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0492HB2445+HB2445