Virginia House Bill 997 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report. Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. The bill requires the Team to compile triennial statistical data regarding fetal and infant deaths and to make such data available to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Health. The bill provides that information and records obtained or created by the Team and portions of meetings of the Team at which individual fetal and infant deaths are discussed shall be confidential.

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; created, penalty.

Del. Bonita Anthony [D]

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

Del. Candi Mundon King [D]

Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]

2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Rules
2024-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
2024-01-25	House	Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2024-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101283D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3705.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	283.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB997
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB997+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H2001V0007+HB0997