---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc."
description: "Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1436"
citation: "Virginia SB 1436 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dunnavant"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c68ee4ca-85ab-4e09-b057-e96c9c6f55a1"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1436"
source_hash: "1ec59de3c64b655fdeb8393fd6b0a9b7ada69f6f819345f7b5b5c42eb4e393e2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1436 (2023) — Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0681** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0681)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105747D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1436S1)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 23102051D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1436)
4. **SB1436ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1436ER)

## Votes

- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dunnavant — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** Presented and ordered printed 23102051D `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-25** Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB1436)
- **2023-01-30** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-30** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-30** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30** Committee substitute printed 23105747D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-01-30** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 23105747D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1436S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB1436S1)
- **2023-02-11** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-20** Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-23** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1436ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB1436ER)
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Approved by Governor-Chapter 681 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c68ee4ca-85ab-4e09-b057-e96c9c6f55a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).