Every Woman's Life Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund: Establishes the Every Woman's Life Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund (the Fund) to be used for the prevention and treatment of breast and cervical cancer for underserved and uninsured women in Virginia. The bill also adds the Fund as a voluntary contrbution on the individual income tax return.
Referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Reported from Finance Committee with a substitute (14-Y, 0-N). Passed the Senate (40-Y, 0-N). Referred to House Committee Health, Welfare and Institutions (HWI) Committee. Reported from HWI Committee (22-Y, 0-N).Passed the House (98-Y, 0-N).
Del. Amundson (D-44)
Birth Control Protection Act: Defines birth control as FDA-approved methods of contraception. Protects birth control from regulation under Virginia's abortion laws (mandatory 24-hour delay, state-scripted counseling, refusal protection, and parental consent). Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee. Left in House Courts of Justice.
Del. McClellan (D-71)
Parents Right to Know: Requires school districts to notify parents and distribute summary of Family Life Education program before instruction begins, if the curriculum is abstinence-only. The notice must further indicate that the Board of Education's Family Life Education Guidelines will not be met. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Education Students and Day Care Subcommittee. Reported from subcommittee to full committee with a substitute (9-Y, 0-N).Reported from Education with Amendments (22-Y, 0-N).Passed the House (98-Y, 0-N). Referred to Senate Education and Health Committee. Referred to Senate Education and Health Public Health Sub-committee.Reported from Subcommittee (5-Y, 0-N). Reported from Senate Health and Education (15-Y, 0-N). Passed the Senate (40-Y, 0-N).
Del. Hull (D-38)
Family Life Education: Provides that Family Life Education on all topics must be both medically accurate and age appropriate. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Education Committee. Left in subcommittee (5-Y, 4-N).
Del. Vanderhye (D-34)
Every Woman's Life Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund: Establishes the Every Woman's Life Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund (the Fund) to be used for the prevention and treatment of breast and cervical cancer for underserved and uninsured women in Virginia. The bill also adds the Fund as a voluntary contrbution on the individual income tax return.
Referred to the House Finance Subcommittee #1. Reported from House Finance Subcommittee #1 with a substitute (22-Y, 0-N).Passed the House (99-Y, 0-N).Reported to Senate Finance Committee.Reported from Finance Committee (16-Y, 0-N). Passed the Senate (40-Y, 0-N).Approved by the Governor(Effective July 1, 2009).
Del. Englin (D-45)
Filling Birth Control Prescriptions: Requires any pharmacist who refuses to fill a prescription for contraception to ensure that the patient seeking such contraception is treated in a nonjudgmental manner and states that the pharmacist shall not confiscate such prescription. Also requires any pharmacy holding a permit issued by the Board that refuses to fill or refill prescriptions for contraceptives to place a conspicuous notice as close as possible to the pharmacy counter that states, in both English and Spanish, "THIS PHARMACY WILL NOT FILL OR REFILL BIRTH CONTROL PRESCRIPTIONS" in at least a 30-point boldface type. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee. Left in HWI (14-Y, 8-N).
Sen. Edwards (D-21)
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding: Provides funding for a half-time community educator to conduct multi-session sexuality and life skills programs for teens and pre-teens to prevent sexual risk-taking, which often results in pregnancy, parenthood, and sexually transmitted infections.
Referred to the Senate Finance Committee.Left in Senate Finance.
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Sen. Cuccinelli (R-37)
Choose Life License Plate: Authorizes the issuance of special "revenue sharing" license plates bearing the legend: CHOOSE LIFE. These plates would be subject to annual fee of $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to Senate Transportation Committee. Failed to Report in Senate Transportation Committee (6-Y, 6-N, 2-A).Adopted as an amendment to SB 817 (20-Y, 19-N). Reported from House Transportation Committee (15-Y, 7-N).Passed the House (68-Y, 31-N).Sent to the Governor for signature or veto.
Sen. Obenshain (R-26)
Fetal Deaths: Requires that when a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, the mother at or after the delivery or abortion, or someone acting on her behalf, within 24 hours, report the fetal death, location of the remains, and identity of the mother to the local or state police or sheriff's department of the city or county where the fetal death occurred. The bill also specifies that no one shall remove, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any remains without the express authorization of law-enforcement officials or the medical examiner, and that a violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Referred to the Senate Health and Education Health Care Subcommitee. Bill stricken at Senator's request.
Sen. Vogel (R-27)
Licensure of Abortion Clinics: Requires all abortion clinics, defined as any facility other than a hospital or ambulatory surgery center in which 25 or more first trimester abortions are performed in any 12-month period, to be licensed and comply with the requirements currently in place for ambulatory surgery centers except the requirement for a certificate of public need. The Board of Health may also waive certain structural requirements. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the Senate Health and Education Committee. Passed by indefinitely Senate Health and Education Committee (10-Y, 5-N).
Del. Marshall (R-13)
Constitutional Right to the Enjoyment of Life: Provides that "the right to enjoyment of life" guaranteed by the Constitution of Virginia is vested in each born and preborn human being from the moment of fertilization. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee. Left in House Courts of Justice Committee.
Del. Byron (R-22)
Ultrasound Requirement: Requires that an ultrasound be performed before providing an abortion.
Referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee. Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y, 3-N). Reported from Courts of Justice Committee (15-Y, 6-N).Passed the House (62-Y, 36-N).Referred to Senate Education and Health Committee. Passed by Indefinitely (11-Y, 4-N).
Del. Cline (R-24)
Ultrasound Requirement and Biased Counseling: Requires that an ultrasound be performed before providing an abortion. If the pregnancy is past 20 weeks, requires doctor to provide medically inaccurate information about fetal anesthesia.
Referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee. Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y,3-N). Reported from Courts of Justice Committee (17-Y, 5-N). Passed the House (64-Y, 34-N).Referred to Senate Education and Health Committee. Passed by Indefinitely (10-Y, 5-N).
Sen. Obenshain (R-22)
Funding Restriction: Restricts state funds from being allocated to any organization that provides abortion or abortion counseling services, except hospitals.
Referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Left in Senate Finance Committee.
Sen. Cuccinelli (R-37)
Planned Parenthood Funding Restriction: Restricts expenditures from general, special, or other nongeneral fund sources to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any subsidiary or affiliate.
Referred to the Senate Finance Committee.Left in Senate Finance Committee.
Del. Marshall (R-13)
Regulatory Program for Abortion Providers: Directs the Board of Health to develop a regulatory program for outpatient surgical centers and physician's offices that perform 25 ormore abortions per year.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee.Passed Appropriations Committee. Passed the House (61-Y, 36-N). Removed from HB 1600 in House and Senate budget conference.
Del. Marshall (R-13)
Medicaid Funding Restriction: Further restricts Medicaid funding for abortions to circumstances when the woman's life is at risk, or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. Prohibits funding for women whose health is at risk or have pregnancies with serious problems. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee.Passed Appropriations Committee. Passed the House (64-Y, 35-N). Removed from HB 1600 in House and Senate budget conference.
Del. Marshall (R-13)
Planned Parenthood Funding Restriction: Restricts expenditures from general, special, or other nongeneral fund sources to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any subsidiary or affiliate.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee. Passed the Appropriations Committee. Passed the House (61-Y, 38-N).
Del. Athey (R-18)
Planned Parenthood Funding Restriction: Restricts expenditures from general, special, or other nongeneral fund sources to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any subsidiary or affiliate.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee. Rolled into budget amendment 4.5.04#3h.
Del. Marshall (R-13)
HPV Vaccination Funding Restrictions: Prohibits state funds from being used for providing or implementing any provision or law for which a vaccine is required to be administered before the sixth grade for the prevention of any condition associated with the human papilloma virus. Click here to see the fact sheet.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee. Left in House Appropriations Committee.