Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

HB822 Reports of fetal death; miscarriage, personally identifiable information not required.

Direction

Abortion otherAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 70%

Requires fetal death reports for miscarriages and abortions but specifies that in cases of induced abortion or miscarriage, the forms shall not identify the patient by name or include any other personally identifiable information, so less detailed personal data is collected on abortions.

In the case of induced abortion or miscarriage, such forms shall not identify the patient by name or include any other personally identifiable information.

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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action: 2026-01-29: Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
Filed: 2026-01-13
Sponsor: Betsy Carr D

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends reporting requirements for fetal deaths to explicitly cover miscarriages and induced abortions while adding a provision that removes personally identifiable information from reports in those cases; this is a change to abortion-related reporting rules but does not alter access to abortion itself, gestational limits, funding, or other core axes.

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HB1182 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.Restricts abortion access Law

Hearings and calendar

2026-01-29 08:30 · Hearing · House Health and Human Services Hearing House Committee Room C - 206

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-01-29	H	Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)	22-0	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-01-13

History (5 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-29	H	Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2026-01-21	H	Assigned sub: Health
2026-01-16	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB822)
2026-01-13	H	Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-01-13	H	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103335D