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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 1398

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Continued to next session in Finance and AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 26, 2026
Senate		Reported from Education and HealthpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Reported from Appropriations with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Reported from Appropriations with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
House		Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 5, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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