# Virginia HB2518: Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies.

Virginia HB2518, Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kim A. Taylor (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2518-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2518
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Hospitals, freestanding emergency depts., etc.; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Kim A. Taylor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers; standardized protocols for obstetric emergencies. Requires all hospitals with an emergency department for labor and delivery, freestanding emergency departments, and birthing centers to implement standardized protocols for identifying and responding to obstetric emergencies, including obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and eclampsia. The bill requires the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative to work collaboratively with these hospitals, departments, and centers to provide training related to obstetrical services, recognizing urgent maternal warning signs, and establishing protocols for transfer of any pregnant or recently delivered women who present for care and for such hospitals, departments, and centers to participate in and submit data with no protected health information or identifiers to the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Patient Safety Bundle.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kim A. Taylor (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2753-Hayes (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-30: Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2753-Hayes) (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2753-Hayes (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2025-01-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2518) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104554D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016852.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016851.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016852.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016851.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-HB2518-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).