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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1324: Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1324 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Obstructing health care facility access; penalties. Primary sponsor: Scott Surovell (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate sustained Governor's veto.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Obstructing health care facility access; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person not authorized by the health care facility who knowingly obstructs, detains, hinders, impedes, blocks, or delays another person's entry to or exit from such health care facility, as defined in the bill. The bill also creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly approaches another person within eight feet of such person in the public way or sidewalk area within a radius of 40 feet from any entrance door to a health care facility, unless such other person consents to the approach, for the purpose of giving, tendering, or exhibiting any material to, displaying a sign to, or engaging in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott SurovellPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Adam P. EbbinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate sustained Governor's veto
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
  5. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  6. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  7. Signed by President
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1324ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed House (51-Y 45-N)
  12. Read third time

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source