VA SB 193
Status unknownUnregulated pregnancy clinics; unauthorized practice of medicine, etc.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 193 pass?
The current status of VA SB 193 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-22): Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 193 about?
Unregulated pregnancy clinics; unauthorized practice of medicine; unprofessional conduct of medical providers; civil penalty. Requires unregulated pregnancy clinics, as defined by the bill, to have a qualified medical provider who supervises and takes responsibility for the provision of all medical care at such facility. The bill provides that any such clinic is required to provide to a client, upon request, the name and contact information for the qualified medical provider who supervises medical care to such client. A clinic shall notify the Board of Health, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Board, of the name and contact information for its qualified medical providers. Any person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to a civil penalty of up to $3,000 for a first violation and up to $10,000 for a second or subsequent violation. The bill provides that individuals licensed by the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing are subject to disciplinary action for making or knowing of certain willful representations of the care provided at such unregulated pregnancy clinics if such representations are not true.
Who sponsors VA SB 193?
Angelia Williams Graves is the primary sponsor of VA SB 193.
Description
Unregulated pregnancy clinics; unauthorized practice of medicine; unprofessional conduct of medical providers; civil penalty. Requires unregulated pregnancy clinics, as defined by the bill, to have a qualified medical provider who supervises and takes responsibility for the provision of all medical care at such facility. The bill provides that any such clinic is required to provide to a client, upon request, the name and contact information for the qualified medical provider who supervises medical care to such client. A clinic shall notify the Board of Health, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Board, of the name and contact information for its qualified medical providers. Any person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to a civil penalty of up to $3,000 for a first violation and up to $10,000 for a second or subsequent violation. The bill provides that individuals licensed by the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing are subject to disciplinary action for making or knowing of certain willful representations of the care provided at such unregulated pregnancy clinics if such representations are not true.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-01-22 — Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Angelia Williams Gravesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-09
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102449D
filing,introduction
2026-01-09
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Versions
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Documents
Votes
Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health
2026-01-22 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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