STATE BILLVA HB 1398ENGROSSED

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

Commonwealth of Virginia

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.

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Feb 16, 2026
269 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2027 Regular Session
VA HB 1398 · EngrossedFeb 16

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Bill details

Last action
Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee
Finance and Appropriations

Sponsors

MFMargaret FranklinRepresentative · Democrat · HD-023Primary sponsor
BABonita AnthonyRepresentative · Democrat · HD-092
RCRae CousinsRepresentative · Democrat · HD-079
DGDebra GardnerRepresentative · Democrat · HD-076
MNMay NivarRepresentative · Democrat · HD-057
KTKathy TranRepresentative · Democrat · HD-018

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionSenate
Mar 9, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate
Feb 26, 2026Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate
Feb 24, 2026Assigned Education sub: HealthSenate
Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee on Education and HealthSenate
Feb 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate
Feb 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)House
Feb 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substituteHouse
Show 20 earlier actions
Feb 16, 2026committee substitute agreed toHouse
Feb 16, 2026committee amendments rejectedHouse
Feb 16, 2026Read second timeHouse
Feb 16, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1398)House
Feb 13, 2026Read first timeHouse
Feb 11, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House
Feb 11, 2026Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote)House
Feb 11, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House
Feb 11, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107759D-H1House
Feb 11, 2026Incorporates HB336 (Anthony)House
Feb 11, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse
Feb 11, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)House
Feb 10, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human ResourcesHouse
Feb 10, 2026Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)House
Feb 5, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)House
Feb 5, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse
Feb 2, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1398)House
Jan 27, 2026Assigned sub: Behavioral HealthHouse
Jan 22, 2026Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesHouse
Jan 22, 2026Presented and ordered printed 26103004DHouse

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