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type: "Bill"
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title: "Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement."
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description: "Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to HB 6."
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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: "SB 596"
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citation: "Virginia SB 596 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer D. Carroll Foy"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06415a50-a647-4942-8457-25968a10a25e"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB596"
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source_hash: "90100d9795e06b3eee09ccab5af21bd1eb4ac882154da3c235d90b44ed89e49c"
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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 SB 596 (2026) — Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
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Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to HB 6.
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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/1090991.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218286.PDF)
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3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207832.HTML)
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4. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207828.PDF)
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5. **Education and Health Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132245.PDF)
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6. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171206.PDF)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213817.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **65–33** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **24–15** (pass) · upper
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- Concur House Substitute R — **23–17** (pass) · upper
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- Concur House Substitute R — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Accede Conference Committee R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **24–15** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **64–32** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — **11–4** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — **14–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — primary (person)
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- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeremy S. McPike — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100201D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB596)
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- **2026-01-27** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** Senate subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-03** Senate subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-04** Senate subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Committee substitute printed 26107196D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-06** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-06** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-06** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** Education and Health Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-10** Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-13** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB596)
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (14-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-20** Committee substitute printed 26108256D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB596)
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- **2026-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-24** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed House with substitute (65-Y 33-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-26** Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-26** House substitute rejected by Senate
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- **2026-02-27** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-27** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Favola, Suetterlein
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- **2026-03-04** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2026-03-04** House Conferees: Price, Cole, N.T., Bloxom
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- **2026-03-12** Conference Report released
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- **2026-03-12** Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 32-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB596)
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB596ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB596)
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 525 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0525)
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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/06415a50-a647-4942-8457-25968a10a25e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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