Require visitation immediately following a procedure in a health care facility
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed Mar 28, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 26
Mar 9, 2022
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 28, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/28/22
lower
Mar 12, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - House Journal
lower
Mar 12, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 465)
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Floor title amendment adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 400)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 60)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dean Jeffries
RRepublican
Co
Amy Summers
RRepublican
Co
Buck Jennings
RRepublican
Co
Don Forsht
RRepublican
Co
Evan Worrell
RRepublican
Co
Guy Ward
RRepublican
Co
Heather Tully
RRepublican
Co
Matthew Rohrbach
RRepublican
Co
Mick Bates
RRepublican
Co
Phil Mallow
RRepublican
Co
Ruth Rowan
RRepublican
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