VirginiaState correctional facilities; cell and facility conditions, temperature monitoring.
What it does
State correctional facilities; cell conditions; temperature monitoring; report. Requires the Department of Corrections to require that heat and air conditioning be provided in all state correctional facilities that are capable of controlling the interior temperature of such facilities so that a temperature of not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in each such facility. The bill also directs the Department of Corrections to evaluate the implementation of remote temperature monitoring and to report its findings to the General Assembly by October 1, 2025.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1894ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 12Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Feb 10Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 10Rules suspended
- Feb 7Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 1-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 1-A). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Public Safety Substitute rejected
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106169D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
- Jan 22Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 22Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to
- Jan 21Read first timeMinor
- Jan 17Committee substitute printed 25105161D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 16Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
- Jan 14Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104461DIntroduced