VirginiaMinors; limiting room or cell confinement in a juvenile correctional facility, report.
What it does
Department of Juvenile Justice; limiting room or cell confinement for minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility; report. Directs the Department of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to establish clear standards to maximize the amount of time that a minor committed to a juvenile correctional facility spends out of the confinement of his room or cell. The bill directs the Department to study and consider the benefits to minors of limiting such confinement and the impact of such benefits on factors such as the safety of the facility and successful reentry into the community, and, in considering and studying such benefits, to develop a minimum number of hours per day that minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility shall spend out of the confinement of their rooms or cells.
More detail
The bill directs the Department to report on certain data collected after developing and implementing such standards and other related training and programming to the Commission on Youth and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Public Safety by November 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Youth.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 559 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 3Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 3Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB91)
- Mar 3Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB91ER)Major
- Mar 3EnrolledMinor
- Feb 26Senate amendments agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 2-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 24Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 23Rules suspended
- Feb 20Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 29Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 23Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 8Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB91)
- Jan 1Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 1Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102332DIntroduced