SB 309 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Death certificates; medical certification, electronic filing, hospice.

Summary
Requires a licensed funeral director, funeral service licensee, or representative of the office of the state anatomical program who first assumes custody of a dead body to complete and file a certificate of death with the State Registrar of Vital Records using the Electronic Death Registration System and provides that when a death occurs under the care of a hospice provider, the medical certification shall be completed by the decedent's health care provider and filed electronically with the State Registrar of Vital Records using the Electronic Death Registration System for completion of the death certificate. This bill is identical to
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2018 Last action Mar 8, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB309S1
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106493D-S1
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18102022D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
VA
14