Legislation - HB0885

Title: Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Nkongolo, Arentz, Arikan, Baker, Chisholm, Ciliberti, Hornberger, Miller, T. Morgan, Reilly, Tomlinson, and Valentine
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully causing another to ingest an abortion-inducing drug when the person knows or believes that the other person is pregnant and without consent, through fraud or coercion, or by force or threat of force.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Health

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1186 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary and Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Judiciary and Health
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
House	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

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