---
type: "Bill"
title: "Va. Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative; SHHR shall convene work group to recommend improving care."
description: "Va. Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative; SHHR shall convene work group to recommend improving care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1531"
citation: "Virginia SB 1531 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dunnavant"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f90c9e56-25af-42f9-a596-a645640d59b9"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1531"
source_hash: "61e966655ff8332ec34e39dbc1ba42ccba0e114b26279b7391b7f2693f7ae234"
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 1531 (2023) — Va. Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative; SHHR shall convene work group to recommend improving care.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0626** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0626)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23107226D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1531H1)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 23104510D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1531)
4. **Printed as engrossed 23104510D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1531E)
5. **SB1531ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1531ER)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dunnavant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 23104510D `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Assigned Education sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (SB1531)
- **2023-02-02** Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-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 amendments waived
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1531E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23104510D-E
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB1531E)
- **2023-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-14** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Committee substitute printed 23107226D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB1531H1)
- **2023-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-23** Committee substitute agreed to 23107226D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Passed by temporarily
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1531H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Title replaced 23107226D-H1
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1531ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB1531ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **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`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 626 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f90c9e56-25af-42f9-a596-a645640d59b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).