HB1398
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, penalty, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Read first time
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report.
Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. The bill requires the Team to compile triennial statistical data regarding fetal and infant deaths and to make such data ... (More) available to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Health. The bill provides that information and records obtained or created by the Team and portions of meetings of the Team at which individual fetal and infant deaths are discussed shall be confidential. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/22/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26103004D
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1398)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Incorporates HB336 (Anthony)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107759D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
