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Virginia has already taken the steps to create and ensure sensible safe reproductive laws. The following bills are part of a bi-partisan effort to help move Virginia forward maternal health advancements. These are just a few that have already been passed and those on the docket for 2026.  
 

2025 Legislation:

In 2025, multiple bills were passed that expanded Maternal Health care and services that are available to pregnant women and post-partum women as well. This effort is ongoing in the legislature and public programs.

• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1279
  Implements standardized protocols for identifying and responding to obstetric emergencies. 
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1614
  Amends State plan for medical assistance services and postpartum doula care.
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1923
  Requires insurance whose policies or contracts cover services that may be legally performed by a licensed midwife to provide equal coverage.
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1976
  Clarifies that remote patient monitoring services for high-risk pregnant patients include pregnant patients with maternal diabetes and maternal hypertension.
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2109
  Reestablishment the Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures.
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2446
  Directs the Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign, develop and distribute educational materials, and create an online resource hub focused on perinatal and postpartum depression>
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2539
  Amends the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for comprehensive dental care services for pregnant women.
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1384
  Allows every birthing person to have a companion in addition to a partner or spouse.

2026 Legislation

In 2026, the General Assembly continued to provide safe options and care for reproductive health.  Here are few of the bills that passed this year:

• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB336
  Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. 
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB652
  Directs the several health departments to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use. 
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1353
  Convenes a work group to evaluate the feasibility of a statewide maternal health safety initiative.
   
• https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SJ56
  Designates March 14, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Black Midwives Day in Virginia.
   

Resources for Expectant and New Mothers

• https://www.moms.gov/