Abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes.
Summary
Abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes; prohibited practices under Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of the law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged violation involves the receipt of or assistance with reproductive health care services, defined in the bill, within the Commonwealth unless the alleged criminal violation would also constitute a criminal offense under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that such limit on extradition shall not apply when the person who is subject to such demand for extradition by another state was physically present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged offense and thereafter fled from such state. The bill adds obtaining, disclosing, selling, or disseminating certain enumerated personal reproductive or sexual health information without the consent of the consumer as a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. This bill incorporates HB 1493.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Vetoed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1539ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (7-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24104246D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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