HB 1403 — Severe Maternal Mortality Surveillance and Review Program; established.
VA 20261 session
Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance and Review Program established; duties; report. Creates the Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance and Review Program (SMM Program) to identify, analyze, and review instances of severe maternal morbidity. The bill directs the Department of Health to develop a reporting system for hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to report findings and recommendations, as well as a model protocol for conducting reviews of severe maternal morbidity. The bill requires all hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to participate in the SMM Program and report their findings and recommendations to the Department of Health on an annual basis. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
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 (51)
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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 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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