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type: "Bill"
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title: "Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom(submitting to qualified voters)."
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description: "Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia relating to the right to make one's own decisions related to reproductive health care, including access to abortion. The amendment protects patients and their doctors and nurses from being punished for making such decisions. The amendment allows the state to place restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's life or physical or mental health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive. This bill is identical to HB 781."
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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 449"
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citation: "Virginia SB 449 (2026)"
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classification: ["constitutional amendment"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer B. Boysko"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-02-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/320b89e2-e823-43a7-bcc5-0cc3a3fa85cc"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB449"
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source_hash: "4df52facc135d1daf3139a4a337fd66da6bf99b45921b58d0a5332b6562a27a9"
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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 449 (2026) — Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom(submitting to qualified voters).
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Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia relating to the right to make one's own decisions related to reproductive health care, including access to abortion. The amendment protects patients and their doctors and nurses from being punished for making such decisions. The amendment allows the state to place restrictions on access to abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy except when the patient's life or physical or mental health is at risk or the pregnancy cannot survive. This bill is identical to HB 781.
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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/1090314.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169212.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108338.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **62–35** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–17** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **64–35** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections — **15–7** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections — **8–7** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101022D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-22** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-22** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-23** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-26** Passed Senate `passage`
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- **2026-01-29** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-02** Passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-02** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-02-02** Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB449ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB449)
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- **2026-02-04** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 04, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-02-04** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 11, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-02-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 3 (effective July 1, 2026 ) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0003)
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- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB449)
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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/320b89e2-e823-43a7-bcc5-0cc3a3fa85cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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