HB 1353 VA

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Commissioner of Health; feasibility of a statewide maternal health safety initiative; work group; reports. Directs the Commissioner of Health to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders, described in the bill, to evaluate the feasibility of a statewide maternal health safety initiative. The bill directs the Commissioner to submit an interim report of the work group by November 1, 2026, and a final report with the work group's recommendations no later than July 1, 2027, to the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Commission on Women's Health.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104986D · lower
2. Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1353) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1353) · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108478D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1353) · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1353ER) · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
35. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1353) · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
37. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 781 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML