2025 Priority Bills
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Cat | Number | Title | Patron | House | Senate | updated |
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women | HB 1716 Support | Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement.
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Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as defined in the bill. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right.
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Price(D) |
Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N)
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Assigned Education sub: Health
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2/7/25 |
women, healthcare | HB 1724 Support | Prescription Drug Affordability Board established; drug cost affordability review.
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Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products
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Delaney(D) |
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 44-N)
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Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor; on Docket for 02/10 meeting
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2/7/25 |
women | HB 2531 Support | Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action.
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Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning January 1, 2028. ...
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Sewell(D) |
Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N 0-A)
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Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor; on Docket for 02/10
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2/7/25 |
women | HJ 1 Support | Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
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Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means....
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Herring (D) |
Passed
(51-Y 48-N) 1/14/2025
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Passed
21Y18N
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2/1/25 |
women, healthcare | SB 743 Support | Reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes.
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Provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged violation involves the receipt or provision of or assistance with reproductive health care services, as defined in the bill...
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Favola(D) |
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Read3
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
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2/2/25 |
women, healthcare | SB 875 Support | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
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Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services by December 31, 2025, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients,...
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Rouse(D) |
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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Passed
Printed as engrossed 25103406D-E, Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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2/7/25 |
women, healthcare | SB 1122 Support | Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action.
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Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning January 1, 2028. ...
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Boysko(D) |
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
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Read3
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
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2/7/25 |