HB 1398 — Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (6)
- Margaret A. Franklin (D, VA) — sponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Debra D. Gardner (D, VA) — cosponsor
- May Nivar (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (29)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret A. Franklin (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Debra D. Gardner (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | May Nivar (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg