Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-5 and 53.1-68 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates. Requires the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to establish additional standards no later than January 1, 2027, to ensure access to legal counsel for inmates held in any local, regional, or community correctional facility and enumerates the standards that the Board shall include in such additional standards.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 2, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 73 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Katrina CallsenLindsey DoughertyMark C. DowneyHolly M. SeiboldRae CousinsRozia A. Henson, Jr.Marty MartinezKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 92, N 4, X 3
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 27, N 13
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 9, N 6
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 89, N 8, X 3
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 17, N 4, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 73.