Virginia House Bill 2446
Session 2025
Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2446
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N)
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Summary
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 23, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-73.28 through 32.1-73.31, relating to Postpartum Depression Education Act; report.
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.
Chaptered
Governor Substitute
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Senate Amendment
Education and Health Amendment
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 700 (Effective 07/01/25)
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
House
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
04/02/2025
House
Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025
House
House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N)
03/24/2025
House
Governor's substitute printed (HB2446H1)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
03/07/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2446ER)
03/07/2025
House
Enrolled
02/19/2025
House
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/18/2025
Senate
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
02/18/2025
Senate
Reading of amendment waived
02/18/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/17/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/17/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/14/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
02/13/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
02/11/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health
02/05/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/05/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/04/2025
House
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/04/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
House
Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2025
House
Read first time
01/31/2025
House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
01/30/2025
House
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
01/30/2025
House
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
01/29/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
01/23/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
01/21/2025
House
Assigned sub: Health
01/08/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
01/08/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103463D
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Record Created
Jan 9, 2025 12:09:29 AM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:57:33 PM