SJ 56 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Black Midwives Day.

This bill designates March 14 of each year, starting in 2026, as "Black Midwives Day" in Virginia. It is a ceremonial resolution recognizing the contributions of Black midwives to maternal health in the state, with no new laws or funding created.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, adding official session headers, date stamps, and approval signatures while preserving the original legislative text. The substantive policy content regarding Black Midwives Day designation remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added session headers, official status labels (Introduced/Enrolled), and approval dates from Senate and House of Delegates

Removed introductory metadata including bill number, sponsor name, and committee referral information

Reformatted text with different spacing and line breaks while maintaining identical legislative language and provisions

Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 2, 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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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ56ER)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)

lower

Mar 1, 2026

Committee

Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26104362D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors