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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 572<\/a> and 580<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1427965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358830,"identifier":"30-451","token":"30\/69\/30-451","url":"\/30-451\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-451\/","token":"30\/69\/30-451","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-451","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Study and evaluate issues<\/span> related to women’s health, including maternal health, mental health, access to reproductive care, chronic conditions, and health outcomes; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Examine the intersection of social determinants of health and their impact on women’s health outcomes; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Conduct public hearings<\/span>, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and consult with subject-matter experts as necessary; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Identify systemic barriers to equitable<\/span> health care access for women and recommend policies to address such barriers; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Develop and make recommendations to the General Assembly for legislative, regulatory, and budgetary changes or policies to improve women’s health outcomes in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION (\u00a7 30-451)\n\nThe Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. Study and evaluate issues related to women’s health, including maternal\nhealth, mental health, access to reproductive care, chronic conditions, and\nhealth outcomes;\n\n2. Examine the intersection of social determinants of health and their impact on\nwomen’s health outcomes;\n\n3. Conduct public hearings, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and consult with\nsubject-matter experts as necessary;\n\n4. Identify systemic barriers to equitable health care access for women and\nrecommend policies to address such barriers; and\n\n5. Develop and make recommendations to the General Assembly for legislative,\nregulatory, and budgetary changes or policies to improve women’s health\noutcomes in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 572, 580.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}