Suicide fatality review teams, local and regional; established, membership, penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.5 and 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-283.9, relating to local and regional suicide fatality review teams; penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Local and regional suicide fatality review teams; penalty. Permits localities or combinations of localities to establish a local or regional suicide fatality review team. The bill provides exemptions from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for information and records obtained or created regarding a review of a fatality by such team.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 158 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Marty MartinezKatrina CallsenMichael B. FeggansKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 39, N 1
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 14, N 1
Rereferred from Education and Health and rereferred to General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 158.