Abortion; born alive human infant, failure to provide treatment and care, penalty. (HB304)
Introduced By
Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper) with support from co-patrons Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Marie March (R-Floyd), and Del. Wendell Walker (R-Lynchburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Abortion; born alive infant; treatment and care; penalty. Requires every health care provider licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of an infant who has been born alive following such attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure the immediate transfer of the infant who has been born alive to a hospital for further medical care. A health care provider who fails to comply with the requirements of this act is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill also requires every hospital licensed by the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatment and care of an infant who has been born alive following performance of an abortion and for the immediate reporting to law enforcement of any failure to provide such required treatment and care. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103215D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/19/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB304) |
| 01/20/2022 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB304) |
| 01/24/2022 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB304H1) |
| 02/03/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 02/04/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/04/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/11/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106090D-H1 |
| 02/13/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2022 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB304H1) |
| 02/14/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB304H1) |
| 02/14/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/14/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106090D-H1 |
| 02/14/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB304H1 |
| 02/15/2022 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N) |
| 02/15/2022 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/16/2022 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/23/2022 | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 03/03/2022 | Rereferred from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2022 | Rereferred to Rules |
| 03/04/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Rules (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |