Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; removes certain conditions.
Summary
Removes from the definition of "birth-related neurological injury" a provision that the definition shall apply retroactively to any child born on and after January 1, 1988, who suffers from an injury to the brain or spinal cord caused by the deprivation of oxygen or mechanical injury occurring in the course of labor, delivery, or resuscitation in the immediate postdelivery period in a hospital. The measure includes an enactment clause stating that its provisions are declarative of existing law. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2018.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 12, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 1/1/18)
executive
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2318H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105096D-H1
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103278D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
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