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type: "Bill"
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title: "Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; notification of retention of whole organ."
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description: "Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; notification of retention of whole organ. Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to inform through written communication a decedent's next of kin, other person authorized by law to make arrangements for the disposition of a decedent's remains, or funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee if an investigation or autopsy requires the retention of any whole organ of a dead body. If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner provides written notification to the funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee, the bill requires such establishment or licensee to provide such written notification to the decedent's next of kin or other person authorized by law to make arrangements for the disposition of the decedent's remains."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 381"
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citation: "Virginia HB 381 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ec0b560-97f6-457f-8294-020e3198dc23"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB381"
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source_hash: "eb43e4fc21d6d895b5f39782104c10d0d91cb859e767dabaa6946282a028e188"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 381 (2026) — Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; notification of retention of whole organ.
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Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; notification of retention of whole organ. Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to inform through written communication a decedent's next of kin, other person authorized by law to make arrangements for the disposition of a decedent's remains, or funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee if an investigation or autopsy requires the retention of any whole organ of a dead body. If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner provides written notification to the funeral service establishment or funeral service licensee, the bill requires such establishment or licensee to provide such written notification to the decedent's next of kin or other person authorized by law to make arrangements for the disposition of the decedent's remains.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084193.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216503.PDF)
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3. **Health Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091456.PDF)
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4. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093684.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194695.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — **21–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — primary (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104582D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-16** Assigned sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB381)
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- **2026-01-25** Committee substitute printed 26105443D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB381)
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB381ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB381)
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 127 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0127)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ec0b560-97f6-457f-8294-020e3198dc23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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