Death certificates; filing.
Summary
Provides that a non-electronically filed death certificate may be filed in any registration district in the Commonwealth. Under current law, death certificates are required to be filed in the district in which the death occurs.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Feb 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1846E
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101101D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
M. Kirkland Cox
RRepublican
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