HB 2613 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Maternity care patients; adds information about perinatal anxiety.

Summary

Adds information about perinatal anxiety to the types of information about which each licensed nurse midwife, licensed midwife, or hospital providing maternity care must provide to each maternity patient and, if present, the father of the infant and other relevant family members or caretakers. Currently, licensed nurse midwives, licensed midwives, and hospitals providing maternity care are required to provide information about postpartum blues and perinatal depression, shaken baby syndrome and the dangers of shaking infants, and safe sleep environments for infants.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2019

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

Signed into Law

Mar 2019

Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Signed Mar 18, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019

How they voted

31–0

Passed

Total votes 31

Feb 15, 2019

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2019

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 433 (effective 7/1/19)

executive

Feb 15, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (31-0)

senate

Feb 8, 2019

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Feb 5, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 4, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2019

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 9, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Jan 9, 2019

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 19103752D

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors