SB278
Virginia Abortion Care & Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act; established, civil penalties.
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Abortion Care and Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act; reproductive and gender-affirming health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes; civil penalties.
Establishes the Virginia Abortion Care and Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act. The bill provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth that all persons are entitled to provide, receive, and help others provide or receive abortion care and gender-affirming health care services not prohibited under the laws of the ... (More) Commonwealth, and that such provision, receipt, and assistance is not diminished, chilled, or infringed by public or private actors. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102762D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB278)
- 01/16/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)