HB 756 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Death certificates; petitions to the court to amend, service upon State Registrar of Vital Records.

Summary

Amending death certificates; petitions to the court to amend; Electronic Death Registration System; service upon State Registrar of Vital Records. Requires funeral service licensees requesting an order to amend a death certificate through the Electronic Death Registration System to upload the required petition to the Electronic Death Registration System instead of serving such petition upon the State Registrar of Vital Records.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Health Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and approved, converting the House Substitute version into the Chaptered version. The primary substantive change is the addition of a specific date and approval status, while the core legal text regarding death certificate amendments remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments to spacing and punctuation.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the amendment of death certificates in Virginia.

TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 215), approval date (April 6, 2026), and bill identifier to the header, indicating the bill has been enacted into law.

Adjusted spacing and punctuation in the section headers and legal citations (e.g., adding spaces before section symbols) to match standard legislative formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB756ER)

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors