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VA HR 5

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Right to reproductive freedom; legal effects & consequences of a constitutional amendment.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HR 5 pass?

The current status of VA HR 5 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Rules

What is VA HR 5 about?

Directing the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legal effects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrining a right to reproductive freedom. Directs the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legal effects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrining a right to reproductive freedom, including whether the language of the proposed amendment would constitutionally protect abortion throughout all of pregnancy, create a constitutional right for the parents of a dead child to sell such child's body parts, and legally permit partial birth infanticide, born-alive murder, child pornography, sexual assault, and any other crime after complete extraction or expulsion from the mother so long as the umbilical cord is attached.

Who sponsors VA HR 5?

Eric R. Zehr is the primary sponsor of VA HR 5.

Description

Directing the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legal effects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrining a right to reproductive freedom. Directs the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legal effects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrining a right to reproductive freedom, including whether the language of the proposed amendment would constitutionally protect abortion throughout all of pregnancy, create a constitutional right for the parents of a dead child to sell such child's body parts, and legally permit partial birth infanticide, born-alive murder, child pornography, sexual assault, and any other crime after complete extraction or expulsion from the mother so long as the umbilical cord is attached.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Rules
Bill type
constitutional amendment
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Eric R. Zehrprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103919D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N)

  5. 2026-02-18

    Left in Rules

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Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely

    2026-02-02 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Dan I. Helmer: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HR5

Attribution

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