House accepts conference report on Virginia Right to Contraception Act

Delegate Dalia Price moved that the House accept the conference report on House Bill 6, the Virginia Right to Contraception Act, telling colleagues the report “changed the definition of contraception to include usage for medical reasons not related to pregnancy” and took a “more measured approach” to enforcement so the bill could move to a supportive governor (Delegate D. Price).

The conference report reconciled House and Senate language on access to contraception and removed a redundant clause in section E, sponsors said. Price said the final text expands the statutory definition to ensure coverage for medical uses unrelated to pregnancy while narrowing enforcement language to reach compromise among conferees.

Supporters framed the vote as a restoration of legal protections and practical access. After the sponsor’s remarks the House voted to accept the conference report; the clerk recorded Ayes 64, Noes 34 and the conference report was agreed to.

The adoption sends the measure, as resolved in conference, forward in the process; the sponsor said it was intended to protect access across the Commonwealth and align enforcement language with prior legislative intent. A companion conference report for Senate Bill 596 — the senate cognate — was also accepted later in the session.

Procedureally, acceptance of the conference report concludes the House’s conference deliberations on this measure and prepares it for enrollment and presentation consistent with standard legislative steps.

The House continued work on other conference reports and then recessed; no governor action was recorded on the House floor during this session.