VirginiaLocal and regional correctional facilities; treatment of prisoners known to be pregnant.
What it does
Local and regional correctional facilities; treatment of prisoners known to be pregnant. Prohibits the use of restraints, defined in the bill, on any prisoner of a local or regional correctional facility who is (i) known to be pregnant or (ii) in postpartum recovery unless a deputy sheriff or jail officer makes an individualized determination that (a) the prisoner will harm herself, the fetus, the newborn child, or any other person; (b) the prisoner poses a flight risk; or (c) the totality of the circumstances creates a serious security risk. Under current law, such prohibition applies only to state correctional facilities.
More detail
The bill also requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to include in the compulsory minimum entry-level training standards training regarding pregnant prisoners for deputy sheriffs and jail officers who are employees of local or regional correctional facilities who may have contact with pregnant prisoners.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 698 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Passed by for the day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2235)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2235ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 12Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Reading of amendments waived
- 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 with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 29Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2235)
- Jan 24Committee substitute printed 25105678D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2235)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104487DIntroduced