VA HB1516 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Health education and family life education; certain videos and animations relating to human development inside the uterus. Requires health education instruction to include an oral, written, or digital lesson, lecture, or presentation about human biology relating to pregnancy and human development inside the uterus, including (i) a high-definition ultrasound video, at least three minutes in duration, showing the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development and (ii) a high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation showing the process of fertilization and every stage of human development inside the uterus, noting significant markers in cell growth and organ development for each significant marker of pregnancy until birth. The bill requires any family life education curriculum or similar curriculum offered by a local school division that includes any oral, written, or digital lesson, lecture, or presentation about sexual activity and pregnancy in the context of student health or healthy relationships to also include such a video and rendering or animation.

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Title

Health education and family life education; certain videos and animations relating to human dev.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Education
2024-02-06HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
2024-02-01HouseAssigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2024-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2024-01-19HousePresented and ordered printed 24105275D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221207(n/a)See Bill Text
221207.1:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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