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
22–18
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Aaron Rouse
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
Co
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
Lashrecse Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
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