Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1398: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 1398 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report. Primary sponsor: Margaret A. Franklin. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report. Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. The bill requires the Team to compile triennial statistical data regarding fetal and infant deaths and to make such data available to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Health. The bill provides that information and records obtained or created by the Team and portions of meetings of the Team at which individual fetal and infant deaths are discussed shall be confidential.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret A. Franklin | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Bonita Anthony | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 92 |
| Rae Cousins | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Debra Gardner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| May Nivar | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
| Kathy Tran | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Assigned Education sub: Health
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- committee substitute agreed to
- committee amendments rejected
- Read second time
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1398)
- Read first time
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