Death certificates; State Registrar to amend certificates after receiving corrected information.
Summary
Amending death certificates. Requires the State Registrar, upon receipt of an affidavit and supporting evidence testifying to corrected information on a death certificate within 45 days of the filing of a death certificate, to amend such death certificate to reflect the new information and evidence. The bill also requires the State Registrar, upon receipt of an affidavit and supporting evidence testifying to corrected demographic information on a death certificate more than 45 days after the filing of a death certificate, to amend such death certificate to reflect the new information and evidence. This bill is identical to SB 55.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1001E
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103716D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Wilt
RRepublican
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