Candi King
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 23
Primary
Postpartum Depression Education Act; report. Directs the Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign, develop and distribute educational materials, and create an online resource hub focused on perinatal and postpartum depression. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the bill, with the first annual report due by November 1, 2026.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 23, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-73.28 through 32.1-73.31, relating to Postpartum Depression Education Act; report.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0700)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 700 (Effective 07/01/25)
Communicated to Governor
Passed by for the day
Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N)
Governor's substitute printed (HB2446H1)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2446ER)
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Reading of amendment waived
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446)
Assigned sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103463D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Governor Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Governor's Recommendation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Senate Amendment | HTML |
| Education and Health Amendment | HTML HTML |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2446) | PDF PDF |
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