Virginia House Joint Resolution 1 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-09 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unless justified by a compelling state interest.

Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).

Del. Charniele Herring [D]

Del. Phil Hernandez [D]

Del. Marcia Price [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-09	House	Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2023-11-20	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-11-20	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101028D

HJR1 (Carry Over) 2024-02-09 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+sum+HJ1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+ful+HJ1+hil