Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.
Summary
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report. Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. The bill requires the Team to compile triennial statistical data regarding fetal and infant deaths and to make such data available to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Health. The bill provides that information and records obtained or created by the Team and portions of meetings of the Team at which individual fetal and infant deaths are discussed shall be confidential.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Jul 21, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Amended
committee amendments rejected
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103004D
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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