# Virginia HB376: SUDEP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.

Virginia HB376, SUDEP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Holly M. Seibold (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB376-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB376
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: SUDEP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Appropriations
- Sponsor: Holly M. Seibold (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (37 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; protocol; information; training. Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to take certain actions upon the finding that an individual died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), defined in the bill. The bill directs the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on SUDEP and a SUDEP death investigation form on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the Chief Medical Examiner and local medical examiners to complete training in the investigation of SUDEP on a triennial basis.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Holly M. Seibold (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 1 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB376) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102104D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084188.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084187.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084188.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084187.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB376-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).