Virginia · 2025 Regular Session

SB1105 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Direction

Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 80%

Establishes a state right to access contraception independent of federal constitutional rulings, which protects access to birth control separate from abortion regulation.

It is the public policy of the Commonwealth that, independently of the requirements of the Constitution of the United States, individuals possess the right to access contraception as set forth in Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), and Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972).

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Status: Vetoed

Last action: 2025-05-02: Vetoed by Governor
Filed: 2025-01-07
Sponsor: Ghazala Hashmi D + 1 cosponsor (1 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill declares a state right to access contraception citing landmark cases on reproductive privacy and includes a religious/conscience exemption allowing refusal to provide it; this is classified under abortion/other as contraception is a closely linked issue in the topic definition, with mixed direction due to the right plus exemption.

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HB1398 Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.Expands abortion access Passed one chamber
HB328 Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection.Expands abortion access Expands abortion access Law
HB1182 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.Restricts abortion access Law

Hearings and calendar

2025-01-21 16:00 · Hearing · Senate Education and Health-Health Hearing Senate Room C, Room 311, General Assembly Building
2025-01-23 08:30 · Hearing · Senate Education and Health Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2025-02-11 00:00 · Hearing · House Health and Human Services Committee Hearing House Committee Room C - 206
2025-02-11 07:30 · Hearing · House Health and Human Services Committee Hearing House Committee Room C - 206

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2025-01-23	S	Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)	9-6	Passed
2025-01-24	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)	37-0	Passed
2025-01-28	S	Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N)	19-19	Failed
2025-01-28	S	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)	39-0	Passed
2025-01-28	S	Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)	21-18	Passed
2025-02-11	H	Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (15-Y 7-N)	15-7	Passed
2025-02-14	H	Passed House with substitute (54-Y 41-N)	54-41	Passed
2025-02-18	S	House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)	21-19	Passed
2025-04-02	S	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)	19-21	Failed

Text versions

Introduced 2025-01-07
Comm Sub 2025-02-11
Comm Sub 2025-02-11
Enrolled 2025-02-21
Comm Sub 2025-03-25

History (37 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-02		Vetoed by Governor
2025-04-02		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
2025-04-02	S	Communicated to Governor
2025-04-02	S	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
2025-03-25	S	Governor's substitute printed (SB1105S1)
2025-03-24	S	Governor's substitute printed (SB1105S1)
2025-03-24		Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2025-03-05		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
2025-03-05	S	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
2025-02-24	S	Signed by President
2025-02-21	H	Signed by Speaker
2025-02-21	S	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1105ER)
2025-02-21	S	Enrolled
2025-02-18	S	House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2025-02-14	H	Passed House with substitute (54-Y 41-N)
2025-02-14	H	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-02-14	H	Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
2025-02-14	H	Read third time
2025-02-13	H	Read second time
2025-02-11	H	Committee substitute printed 25107169D-H1
2025-02-11	H	Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2025-02-05	H	Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2025-02-05	H	Read first time
2025-02-05	H	Placed on Calendar
2025-01-28	S	Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2025-01-28	S	Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N)
2025-01-28	S	Chair votes No
2025-01-28	S	Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N)
2025-01-27	S	Engrossed by Senate
2025-01-27	S	Read second time
2025-01-24	S	Passed by for the day
2025-01-24	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24	S	Rules suspended
2025-01-23	S	Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2025-01-21	S	Assigned Education sub: Health
2025-01-07	S	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2025-01-07	S	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100261D