Virginia Senate Bill 1279
Session 2025
Maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers, etc.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1279
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-134.03, relating to maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers; report.
Maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers; report. Requires all hospitals with an emergency department or labor and delivery, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers to implement standardized protocols for identifying and responding to obstetric emergencies, including obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and eclampsia. Such standardized protocols shall be based on protocols established by the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative for inpatient and outpatient providers regarding the treatment of obstetric emergencies, the recognition of urgent maternal warning signs, and the transfer of pregnant and postpartum patients. The bill requires the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative to collect data and submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the General Assembly with data relating to the implementation of standardized protocols and maternal health outcomes. This bill is identical to HB 2753.
Chaptered
Enrolled
Education and Health Substitute
SEH Sub: Health Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1279)
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03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (Effective 07/01/25)
03/05/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/05/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
02/23/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/20/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/20/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1279)
02/20/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1279ER)
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/18/2025
House
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
House
Read third time
02/17/2025
House
Read second time
02/13/2025
House
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
02/06/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
02/06/2025
House
Read first time
02/06/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/03/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/03/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/03/2025
Senate
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
02/03/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/31/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1279)
01/31/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/31/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
01/31/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/30/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25106286D-S1
01/30/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/28/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health
01/16/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1279)
01/08/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/08/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104558D
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Record Created
Jan 11, 2025 1:21:26 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:34:35 PM