VirginiaRestorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
What it does
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place an incarcerated person in a less-restrictive setting, including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats.
More detail
The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall be reviewed every two business days and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, inform him of any reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary, and give the incarcerated person an opportunity to respond to those reasons, and a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated individual within 24 hours.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Senate committee offered
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB35)
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 11committee amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4House subcommittee offered
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB35)
- Jan 26Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 23Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- 2025
- Dec 23Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Dec 23Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101905DIntroduced