HB 609 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Summary

Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as defined in the bill. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to SB 237.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Vetoed

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Vetoed Apr 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

21–19

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 26, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

34

Key actions

11

Committee

8

Apr 17, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Apr 8, 2024

Vetoed

Governor's recommendation received by House

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB609ER)

lower

Feb 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 19, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 32 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Charniele Herring