|
Bill No.
Chief Patron
|
Bill Summary
|
Bill Status
|
|
OPPOSE
|
HB 1Del. R. Marshall (R-13)
|
Personhood: Provides that unborn children at every stage of development enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of the Commonwealth, subject only to the laws and constitutions of Virginia and the United States, precedents of the United States Supreme Court, and provisions to the contrary in the statutes of the Commonwealth. See our fact sheet here. |
Referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee. Reported from committee (14-Y, 4-N). |
HB 62
Del. M. Cole
(R-88) |
Abortion Funding Repeal: Repeals the section authorizing the Board of Health to fund abortions for women who meet the financial eligibility criteria of the State Plan for Medical Assistance in cases in which a physician certifies that s/he believes that the fetus would be born with a gross and totally incapacitating physical deformity or mental deficiency. |
Referred to the House Health, Welfare, and Institutions Subcommittee #4. Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y, 1-N) Reported from committee (12-Y, 9-N). Passed the House (64-Y, 25-N). Referred to Senate Education and Health.
|
HB 65Del. R. Marshall (R-13)
|
HPV Vaccine Repeal: Eliminates the requirement that children receive the human papillomavirus vaccine for school attendance. |
Referred to House Health, Welfare, and Institutions Subcommittee #4. Subcommittee recommends laying on table by voice vote |
|
|
HPV Vaccine Repeal: Eliminates the requirement that children receive the human papillomavirus vaccine for school attendance. |
Reported from House Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee (Y-14, N-8). Reported from House (Y-34, N-63, A-1)Referred to Senate Education and Health committee. |
|
|
48 Hour Delay Mandated Ultrasound: Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, to determine gestation age, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging 48 hours prior to the abortion by a licensed physician or a qualified medical professional working under the direct supervision of a licensed physician. See our fact sheet here. |
Referred to House Courts of Justice Criminal Law Subcommittee. Subcommittee recommends incorporating bill in HB 462. |
|
|
Mandated Ultrasound: Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging two hours before the procedure and be given the opportunity to view the ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion. The medical professional performing the ultrasound must obtain written certification from the woman that the opportunity was offered and whether the woman availed herself of the opportunity to see the ultrasound image or hear the fetal heartbeat. See our fact sheet here. |
Referred to the House Courts of Justice Criminal Law Subcommittee. Reported from committee (14-Y, 3-N). Passed the House (63-Y, 36-N). Referred to Senate Education and Health committee. |
|
|
Virginia Health Benefits Exchange; abortion coverage not permitted: Prohibits any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered through for sale through a health benefits exchange established or operating in the Commonwealth pursuant to federal health care reform legislation from providing coverage for abortions. The prohibition does not apply to an abortion performed (i) when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or (ii) when the pregnancy is the result of an alleged act of rape or incest. See our fact sheet. |
Referred to House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. |
|
|
Health Insurance; policies without abortion coverage: Requires any health insurer that offers, sells, or issues a health insurance policy in the Commonwealth that provides coverage for abortion services to also offer for sale in the Commonwealth a health insurance policy with substantively identical terms and conditions except that it does not provide coverage for abortion services. A health insurance policy that does not provide coverage for abortion services will be required to (i) provide coverage for the costs of services of a physician and other services incurred in providing medical assistance to preserve the life of a pregnant woman provided every possible measure shall be taken to preserve the life of the unborn child of the pregnant woman or (ii) reimburse the costs of services incurred in providing medical treatment to address previous fetal demise or intrauterine fetal death. The measure also provides that basic health care services provided in a health care plan offered by a health maintenance organization may, but shall not be required to, provide coverage for abortion services. |
Referred to the House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1. |
|
|
Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; penalty: Creates the Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The act, created in new Article 9.1 of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, prohibits an abortion after 20 weeks gestation unless, in reasonable medical judgment, the mother has a condition that so complicates her medical condition as to necessitate the abortion to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. The prohibition is predicated on the assertion that a fetus is capable of feeling pain at 20 weeks. When an abortion is not prohibited post-20 weeks gestation, the physician is required to terminate the pregnancy in a manner that would provide the unborn child the best opportunity to survive. The bill punishes an abortion in violation of the article as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for civil remedies against a physician who performs an abortion in violation of the article. |
Referred to House Courts of Justice Committee. Assigned subcommittee 1: criminal law. Continued to 2013. |
|
|
Mandated Ultrasound: Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging and be given the opportunity to view the ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion. The medical professional performing the ultrasound must obtain written certification from the woman that the opportunity was offered and whether the woman availed herself of the opportunity to see the ultrasound image or hear the fetal heartbeat. See our fact sheet here. |
Referred to the Senate Education and Health Committee. Reported from committee with a substitute (8-Y, 7-N). Passed the Senate (21-Y, 18-N). |
|
|
HPV Vaccine: Provides that the Commonwealth shall assume liability for any injury resulting from administration of the human papillomavirus vaccine. |
Referred to House Appropriations Health and Human Resources Subcommittee. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. |
|
|
Mandated Ultrasound: Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, at the appointment for the abortion procedure every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging to determine gestation age and shall be given the opportunity to view the ultrasound image of her fetus. See our fact sheet now. |
Referred to Senate Education and Health Committee. Incorported into SB 484-Vogel (Y-15, N-0) by Education and Health Committee. |
|
|
Virginia Health Benefits Exchange; abortion coverage not permitted: Prohibits any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered for sale through a health benefits exchange established or operating in the Commonwealth pursuant to federal health care reform legislation from providing coverage for abortions. The prohibition does not apply to an abortion performed (i) when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-threatening physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or (ii) when the pregnancy is the result of an alleged act of rape or incest. See our fact sheet now. |
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. Assigned to Commerce and labor: Health Insurance subcommittee. |
|
|
Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; penalty: Creates the Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The act, created in new Article 9.1 of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, prohibits an abortion after 20 weeks gestation unless, in reasonable medical judgment, the mother has a condition that so complicates her medical condition as to necessitate the abortion to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. The prohibition is predicated on the assertion that a fetus is capable of feeling pain at 20 weeks. When an abortion is not prohibited post-20 weeks gestation, the physician is required to terminate the pregnancy in a manner that would provide the unborn child the best opportunity to survive. The bill punishes an abortion in violation of the article as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for civil remedies against a physician who performs an abortion in violation of the article. |
Referred to Senate Education and Health Committee. Failed to report (7-Y, 7-N, 1-A). |
|
SB 674
Sen. W. Stanley
(R-20)
|
Action for death by wrongful act; how and when to be brought. For the purpose of this section, death of a person includes a fetus. However, this bill this bill allows a cause of action against a woman who directly or indirectly causes harm to her fetus; an example of this is miscarriage.
|
Referred to Senate Education and Health committee. Reported from committee (8-Y, 7-9). Passed the Senate with amendment (29-Y, 11-N). Referred to House Courts of Justice committee. |
|
|
HPV Vaccination Funding Repeal: No expenditures from the general, special, or other nongeneral fund sources may be made be made out of any appropriation by the General Assembly for providing or implementing any provision of law for such a vaccine that is required to be administered before the sixth grade for the prevention of any condition associated with the human papillomavirus vaccine. |
Referred to House Appropriations Committee. |
|
|
Planned Parenthood Funding Restriction: No expenditures from the general, special, or other nongeneral fund sources may be made out of any appropriation by the General Assembly to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof. |
Referred to House Appropriations Committee. |