Virginia House Bill 1738

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members; inquiry by State Registrar of Vital Records; Department of Veterans Services annual report. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records, when a death certificate is filed and lists suicide as the cause of death, to make an inquiry into whether the decedent was a veteran or military service member and to provide any information concerning the suicide of such veteran or military service member to the Department of Veterans Services. The bill also provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services may request, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall deliver to the Commissioner, a copy of an autopsy report of a veteran or military service member whose cause and manner of death is determined to be a suicide. The bill also reestablishes the position of Suicide Prevention Coordinator as the Suicide Prevention Program and requires such Program to, in coordination with the State Police, compile and analyze data relating to such suicides to be included in the annual report submitted by the Department to the Governor and the General Assembly.

Veterans or military service members; deaths by suicide.

Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Joshua Thomas [D]
Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2025-02-17 - Senate - Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-17	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
2025-02-12	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2025-02-12	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1738)
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	House	Printed as engrossed 25103963D-E
2025-02-03	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2025-02-03	House	Appropriations Amendments agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Public Safety Amendments agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Read second time
2025-01-31	House	Read first time
2025-01-30	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1738)
2025-01-29	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2025-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-25	House	Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2025-01-24	House	Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-14	House	Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
2025-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2025-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103963D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738E
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738AH1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738AHC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738AH2
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738ASC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1738/text/HB1738AS1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035228.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048424.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/H15V2510947
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/H02007V2511664
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/H02V2511732
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/2518374
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/2518375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/S12V1557
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1738/20251/S05V2016