Minors; limiting room or cell confinement in a juvenile correctional facility, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to establish standards relating to limiting room or cell confinement for minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
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
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 1, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 559 (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
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Holly M. SeiboldKaren Keys-GamarraIrene ShinDestiny LeVere BollingSam RasoulAtoosa R. Reaser
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 87, X 4, N 8
Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 2-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 36, N 2, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (11-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 11, N 4
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 86, N 12, X 2
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · 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 559.