Inmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections shall continue to accept applications for confinement.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the Director of the Department of Corrections to pause placements at Red Onion State Prison.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to relevant law, but prohibits any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time as the General Assembly reauthorizes such placement by act of assembly.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 9, 2026
Governor's Veto (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Michael J. Jones
Recorded votes
Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 63, N 36
Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 5, N 2
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 40
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 8, N 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.
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