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SB 55 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

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 HB 1001.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Dec 31, 2021 Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 25, 2022
D Democratic21
21 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
29
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 117 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB55S1
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104367D-S1
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Dec 31, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Dec 31, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101910D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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