SB 16 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.

Summary
Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. Prohibits the issuance of a search warrant, subpoena, court order, or other process for the purpose of the search and seizure or production of menstrual health data, as defined in the bill, including data stored on a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information. This bill is identical to HB 78.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Nov 27, 2023 Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

2218
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
1 Yea 18 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 571 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB16ER)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB16ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
House amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Watts agreed to
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Nov 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors