Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; transferring administrative and supervisory authority.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to evaluate the feasibility of transferring administrative and supervisory authority of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to another state agency or independent oversight body.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
State Board of Local and Regional Jails; administrative and supervisory authority. Directs the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to evaluate the feasibility of transferring the administrative and supervisory authority of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the State Board) from the Department of Corrections to another state agency or an independent oversight body. The bill requires the work group to submit its plan, recommended t
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 22, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 847 (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
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Karen Keys-GamarraBonita G. AnthonyRozia A. Henson, Jr.Patrick A. Hope Charlie Schmidt
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Rules (11-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 11, N 4
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 65, N 31, X 4
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 15, X 2, N 5
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 5, N 2
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 847.