VirginiaPregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac.
What it does
Reporting requirements of state, regional, and local correctional facilities; pregnant and postpartum inmates. Requires the warden or other official in charge of a state correctional facility that houses women prisoners to compile a monthly summary and the sheriff in charge of a local correctional facility, or his designee, or the jail superintendent of a regional correctional facility, or his designee, to compile a quarterly summary of all of the following and submit such summary to the Director of the Department of Corrections or State Board of Local and Regional Jails, as applicable: (i) the number of prisoners known to be pregnant in the facility, (ii) the number of prisoners in postpartum recovery in the facility, (iii) the number of women prisoners in the facility, (iv) the total number of prisoners in the facility, (v) the number of deaths of prisoners known to be pregnant in the facility, and (vi) the number of deaths of prisoners in postpartum recovery in the facility. The bill also requires such summary to be submitted to the Maternal Mortality Review Team and the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice.
More detail
Lastly, the bill requires the sheriff in charge of a local correctional facility, or his designee, or the jail superintendent of a regional correctional facility, or his designee, to compile a quarterly summary of all written reports received pursuant to relevant law regarding use of restraints on any prisoner known to be pregnant or any prisoner who is in postpartum recovery and any body cavity search of a pregnant prisoner and submit such summary to the Board each quarter.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 685 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB861)
- Mar 13Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)Major
- Mar 13EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 4Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 20Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB861)
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 6Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 5Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 4committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 2Committee substitute printed 26106507D-H1Major
- Jan 30Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103318DIntroduced