Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 513
Suicide fatality review teams, local and regional; established, membership, penalty.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
Cosponsors (4)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Local and regional suicide fatality review teams; penalty. Permits localities or combinations of localities to establish a local or regional suicide fatality review team. The bill provides exemptions from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for information and records obtained or created regarding a review of a fatality by such team.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute
- Health and Human Services Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 158 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB513) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB513ER) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB513) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 6, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26105562D-H1 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB513) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104689D