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VA SB207

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stella Pekarsky

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a protocol requiring Virginia's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to release decedent information (name, date of death, next of kin contact) to the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia in cases where Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is determined as the cause of death

  • Defines SUDEP as the sudden, unexplained death of a healthy individual with epilepsy under benign circumstances, excluding trauma, drowning, or status epilepticus

  • Requires the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia to provide next of kin with information about submitting the deceased's medical history to the North American SUDEP Registry

  • Adds new section 32.1-283.9 to the Code of Virginia governing death investigation protocols

Legislative Description

SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner, protocol in referring cases involving manner of death, etc.

Last Action

Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations: Health & Human Resources2/18/2026
Appropriations2/17/2026
Finance and Appropriations1/22/2026
Education: Health1/20/2026
Education and Health1/9/2026

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