HB 513 VA

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Local and regional suicide fatality review teams; penalty. Permits localities or combinations of localities to establish a local or regional suicide fatality review team. The bill provides exemptions from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for information and records obtained or created regarding a review of a fatality by such team.

• Marty Martinez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104689D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB513) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105562D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB513) · lower
18. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB513ER) · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB513) · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 158 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML