Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245
executive
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until 3/8 (Delegate Wivell) Adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
lower
70 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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District
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Adrian Boafo
DDemocratic
P
Aletheia McCaskill
DDemocratic
P
Andrea Harrison
DDemocratic
P
Anne Kaiser
DDemocratic
P
Ariana Kelly
DDemocratic
P
Ben Barnes
DDemocratic
P
Bernice Mireku-North
DDemocratic
P
Bonnie Cullison
DDemocratic
P
Brooke Grossman
DDemocratic
P
C.T. Wilson
DDemocratic
P
Cathi Forbes
DDemocratic
P
Charlotte Crutchfield
DDemocratic
P
Dana Jones
DDemocratic
P
Dana Stein
DDemocratic
P
David Fraser-Hidalgo
DDemocratic
P
David Moon
DDemocratic
P
Deni Taveras
DDemocratic
P
Edith Patterson
DDemocratic
P
Elizabeth Embry
DDemocratic
P
Emily Shetty
DDemocratic
P
Eric Ebersole
DDemocratic
P
Gabriel Acevero
DDemocratic
P
Gary Simmons
DDemocratic
P
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
P
Heather Bagnall Tudball
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Addison
DDemocratic
P
Jared Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Jazz Lewis
DDemocratic
P
Jen Terrasa
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer White Holland
DDemocratic
P
Jessica Feldmark
DDemocratic
P
Jheanelle Wilkins
DDemocratic
P
Joe Vogel
DDemocratic
P
JP
Joseline Peña-Melnyk
DDemocratic
P
Julie Palakovich Carr
DDemocratic
P
Karen Simpson
DDemocratic
P
Karen Toles
DDemocratic
P
Ken Kerr
DDemocratic
P
Kirill Reznik
DDemocratic
P
Kris Fair
DDemocratic
P
Kris Valderrama
DDemocratic
P
Kumar P. Barve
DDemocratic
P
Lesley Lopez
DDemocratic
P
Lily Qi
DDemocratic
P
Linda Foley
DDemocratic
P
Lorig Charkoudian
DDemocratic
P
Luke Clippinger
DDemocratic
P
Marc Korman
DDemocratic
P
Mark Chang
DDemocratic
P
Marvin Holmes
DDemocratic
P
Mary Lehman
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Wells
DDemocratic
P
Michele Guyton
DDemocratic
P
Natalie Ziegler
DDemocratic
P
Nick Allen
DDemocratic
P
Nick Charles
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Williams
DDemocratic
P
Pam Queen
DDemocratic
P
Regina Boyce
DDemocratic
P
Robbyn Lewis
DDemocratic
P
Sandy Rosenberg
DDemocratic
P
Sara Love
DDemocratic
P
Shaneka Henson
DDemocratic
P
Sheila Ruth
DDemocratic
P
Sheree Sample-Hughes
DDemocratic
P
Tiffany Alston
DDemocratic
P
Tony Bridges
DDemocratic
P
Vanessa Atterbeary
DDemocratic
P
Vaughn Stewart
DDemocratic
P
Veronica Turner
DDemocratic
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