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type: "Bill"
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title: "Vital records; expands the definition of 'dead body.'"
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description: "Vital records; definitions.Expands the definitionof \"dead body,\" for the purposes of the administration of vital recordsand the prohibition against disposal or concealment, beyond the recently deceased to include human bodies or body parts in any state of decomposition."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 666"
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citation: "Virginia HB 666 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael P. Mullin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2020-01-06"
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last_action: "2020-04-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dd6a5a6-691f-4f62-8c0c-da7b3a026d6b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB666"
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source_hash: "15d241841a00783b3fc6bc8507cbd99fd4b8ec78aad59207799e8264ff3c3f65"
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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 666 (2020) — Vital records; expands the definition of 'dead body.'
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Vital records; definitions.Expands the definitionof "dead body," for the purposes of the administration of vital recordsand the prohibition against disposal or concealment, beyond the recently deceased to include human bodies or body parts in any state of decomposition.
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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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0922)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0922)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB666ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB666ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB666E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB666E)
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4. **Impact statement from VCSC (HB666)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB666)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Rereferred from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael P. Mullin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100663D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-06** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-09** Impact statement from VCSC (HB666)
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- **2020-01-17** Assigned HWI sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB666)
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- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-28** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-04** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House as amended HB666E
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- **2020-02-10** Printed as engrossed 20100663D-E
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- **2020-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB666E)
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
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- **2020-02-11** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2020-02-11** Passed House (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-17** Rereferred from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-17** Rereferred to Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-27** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB666ER)
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
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- **2020-03-17** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 922 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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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/7dd6a5a6-691f-4f62-8c0c-da7b3a026d6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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