2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature

SB1276: Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections.

Legislative Summary

Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections. Requires, if a decedent is an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections, that an autopsy be performed by the Chief Medical Examiner, an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, or a pathologist with whom the State Health Commissioner has entered into an agreement. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.

Bill History

1/10/2023

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104212D

Senate

1/10/2023

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

1/13/2023

Assigned Education sub: Health

Senate

1/19/2023

Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

1/19/2023

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

1/24/2023

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

Senate

1/25/2023

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

1/26/2023

Read second time

Senate

1/26/2023

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

1/26/2023

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

1/26/2023

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1276E

Senate

1/26/2023

Printed as engrossed 23104212D-E

Senate

1/27/2023

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

2/10/2023

Placed on Calendar

House of Delegates

2/10/2023

Read first time

House of Delegates

2/10/2023

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House of Delegates

2/17/2023

Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)

House of Delegates

2/21/2023

Read second time

House of Delegates

2/22/2023

Read third time

House of Delegates

2/22/2023

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

House of Delegates

2/22/2023

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

House of Delegates

2/22/2023

Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House

House of Delegates

2/22/2023

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

House of Delegates

2/22/2023

VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)

House of Delegates

3/7/2023

Enrolled

Senate

3/7/2023

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1276ER)

Senate

3/8/2023

Signed by President

Senate

3/8/2023

Signed by Speaker

House of Delegates

3/13/2023

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023

Senate

3/13/2023

Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

3/24/2023

Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 1/1/24)

3/24/2023

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478)

Amendments

Senate amendments

1/19/2023Not Adopted

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Amendment(s) for SB1276 S-Education and Health, Health

1/18/2023Not Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)

2/22/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

2/22/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

House: Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)

2/17/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

1/27/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

1/25/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

1/24/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

1/19/2023

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Passed(3/24/2023)

Chamber

Senate

Sine DiePrior Session

SB1276: Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections.

Legislative Summary

Bill History

Amendments

Senate amendments

Amendment(s) for SB1276 S-Education and Health, Health

Roll Call Votes

Status Information

Sponsors

Primary Sponsor

Co-Sponsors (29)

Documents

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