VirginiaDeath certificates; petitions to the court to amend, service upon State Registrar of Vital Records.
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB756)
- Mar 13Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB756ER)Major
- Mar 13EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 4Courts of Justice Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 2Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Senate committee offered
- Feb 19Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 11Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 11Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 10Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 10committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB756)
- Feb 9Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 26105529D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB756)
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 21Assigned sub: HealthMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102960DIntroduced