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VA HB 376

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SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; protocol; information; training. Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to take certain actions upon the finding that an individual died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), defined in the bill. The bill directs the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on SUDEP and a SUDEP death investigation form on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the Chief Medical Examiner and local medical examiners to complete training in the investigation of SUDEP on a triennial basis.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Holly M. Seiboldprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102104D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-16

    Assigned sub: Health

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-20

    Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

  5. 2026-01-22

    Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-27

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB376)

  8. 2026-01-30

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

  9. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting

    2026-01-20 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
  • Reported from Health and Human Services

    2026-01-22 · pass · 21-1

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Phillip A. Scott: no
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
    • Timothy P. Griffin: yes
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes
  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-01-30 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

Related bills

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