# Virginia HB2398: Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.

Virginia HB2398, Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Timothy P. Griffin (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2398-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2398
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Abortion; born alive infant, treatment and care, penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Abortion; born alive infant; treatment and care; penalty. Requires every health care provider licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive following such attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure the immediate transfer of the human infant who has been born alive to a hospital for further medical care. A health care provider who fails to comply with the requirements of the bill is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board. The bill also requires every hospital licensed by the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatment and care of a human infant who has been born alive following an attempt to terminate a pregnancy and for the immediate reporting to law enforcement of any failure to provide such required treatment and care.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy P. Griffin (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2398) (House)
- 2025-01-09: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2398) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102111D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016216.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016215.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016216.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016215.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2398-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).