2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2446: Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign.
Legislative Summary
Postpartum Depression Education Act; report. Directs the Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign, develop and distribute educational materials, and create an online resource hub focused on perinatal and postpartum depression. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the bill, with the first annual report due by November 1, 2026.
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Bill History
1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103463D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/11/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/18/2025
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/18/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2446ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB2446H1)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Amendments
Education and Health Subcommittee Amendment
Education and Health Subcommittee Amendment
Not Adopted
Education and Health Amendment
Education and Health Amendment
Not Adopted
Senate Amendment
Senate Amendment
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N)
4/2/2025
18
Yea
78
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(3/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 20
Primary Sponsor
Candi Mundon King
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (19)
Bonita Anthony
Democrat
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Democrat
Nadarius Clark
Democrat
Joshua Cole
Democrat
Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Democrat
Rae Cousins
Democrat
Michael Feggans
Democrat
Dan Helmer
Democrat
Rozia Henson
Democrat
Phil Hernandez
Democrat
Patrick Hope
Democrat
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Democrat
Destiny LeVere Bolling
Democrat
Michelle Maldonado
Democrat
Marty Martinez
Democrat
Adele McClure
Democrat
Sam Rasoul
Democrat
Holly Seibold
Democrat
Irene Shin
Democrat