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Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; notification of retention of whole organ. Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to inform through written communication a decedent's next of kin, other person authorized by law to make arrangements for the disposition of a decedent's remains, or funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee if an investigation or autopsy requires the retention of any whole organ of a dead body. If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner provides written notification to the funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee, the bill requires such establishment or licensee to provide such written notification to the decedent's next of kin or other person authorized by law to make arrangements for the disposition of the decedent's remains.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB381ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB381)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Education and Health (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 (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB381)
Committee substitute printed 26105443D-H1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB381)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned sub: Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104582D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Marcia S. "Cia" Price