Birth control; definition. (HB552)
Introduced By
Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from co-patrons Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), and Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Definition of birth control. Defines "birth control," for the purposes of the regulation of medicine, as contraceptive methods that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and provides that birth control shall not be considered abortion for the purposes of Title 18.2 (Crimes and Offenses Generally). Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2020 | Committee |
| 01/05/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101890D |
| 01/05/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/20/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB552) |
| 01/21/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/24/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/27/2020 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N) |
| 01/27/2020 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/28/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/12/2020 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 02/20/2020 | Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2020 | Amendment by Senator Dunnavant withdrawn |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/25/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2020 | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB552ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB552ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 03/23/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 03/23/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420) |