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 HB 609.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 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
37
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB237ER)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
Co
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
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