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HB 1398 VA
Passed One Chamber

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 22, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 1398 would establish the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team. The bill would create a team to review cases of fetal and infant mortality, would establish penalties for violations, and would require reporting on the team's findings and recommendations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.5, 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and 2.2-4002 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-283.9, relating to the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report.

Sponsor (1)
  • Margaret A. Franklin · primary
5 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (28)
  1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26103004D · lower
  2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
  4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1398) · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) · lower
  8. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
  9. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  10. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  11. Feb 11, 2026 Incorporates HB336 (Anthony) · lower
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107759D-H1 · lower
  13. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  14. Feb 11, 2026 Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower
  15. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  16. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  17. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1398) · lower
  18. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  19. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments rejected · lower
  20. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  21. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  22. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
  23. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  24. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  25. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
  26. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  27. Mar 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  28. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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