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State Board of Health regulations; standards for levels of neonatal care. Directs the State Board of Health to establish standards for designation of care in neonatal services consistent with, but not necessarily identical to, standards published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The bill directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by July 1, 2027, and prohibits enforcement of such regulations until July 1, 2029. This bill is identical to SB 291.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 13 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB456)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB456ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB456)
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
Engrossed by House as amended
committee amendments agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB456)
Assigned sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101249D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Rodney T. Willett
Mark C. Downey
Jessica L. Anderson
Bonita G. Anthony
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Nadarius E. Clark
Joshua G. Cole
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Shelly A. Simonds