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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 11, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Statewide maternal health safety initiative; Commissioner of Health, et al., to evaluate, report.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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Summary
Comments on HB 1353
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 22
- Rodney T. Willett
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Patrick A. Hope
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Sam Rasoul
- Charniele L. Herring
- Irene Shin
- Joshua G. Cole
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Debra D. Gardner
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Mark C. Downey
- Nicole Cole
- Garrett McGuire
- M. Keith Hodges
- Wendell S. Walker
- Mike A. Cherry
- Phillip A. Scott
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Mitchell Cornett
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 98
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Mike A. Cherry
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Mitchell Cornett
- Rae Cousins
- Will Davis
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Jackie H. Glass
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- Karen Hamilton
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- M. Keith Hodges
- Patrick A. Hope
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Terry G. Kilgore
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- James W. Morefield
- May Nivar
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Chris S. Runion
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Phillip A. Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- Jeion A. Ward
- R. Lee Ware
- Vivian E. Watts
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Rodney T. Willett
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 96
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Mike A. Cherry
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Mitchell Cornett
- Rae Cousins
- Will Davis
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Jackie H. Glass
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- Karen Hamilton
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- M. Keith Hodges
- Patrick A. Hope
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Terry G. Kilgore
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- James W. Morefield
- May Nivar
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- David A. Reid
- Chris S. Runion
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Phillip A. Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- Jeion A. Ward
- R. Lee Ware
- Vivian E. Watts
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Rodney T. Willett
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
NO: 0
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Assigned Education sub: Health
- Senate subcommittee offered
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1353)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Read second time
- committee amendment agreed to
- Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- House subcommittee offered
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1353)
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Assigned sub: Health
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Presented and ordered printed 26104986D
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- Health and Human Services AmendmentHTML
- Health and Human Services AmendmentHTML
- Health Subcommittee AmendmentHTML
- EngrossedHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- Education and Health SubstituteHTML
- Education and Health SubstitutePDF
- Education and Health SubstituteHTML
- Education and Health SubstitutePDF

