Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1347: Maternal Health Coordinator Program; created, report.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1347 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Maternal Health Coordinator Program; created, report. Primary sponsor: Emily Jordan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Maternal Health Coordinator Program; purpose. Creates the Maternal Health Coordinator Program to serve preconception, pregnant, postpartum, and interconception women and their families within clinical, community, virtual, and home settings. Under the bill, the Department shall appoint a maternal health coordinator in each of the 35 health districts to conduct (i) case finding and outreach, (ii) assessment of risk factors, (iii) case management, (iv) home visitation, (v) childbirth and parenting education, and (vi) father engagement activities. The bill directs the Department to also appoint a regional coordinator in each of the five health regions of the Commonwealth to provide consultation and assistance to the district maternal health coordinators and collect data on the Program for each local health district and compile a report to be submitted to the Department no later than December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Jordan | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 17 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Committee substitute printed 25104972D-S1
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Assigned Education sub: Health
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1347)
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102731D