State correctional facilities; visitation policies, annual report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 53.1-1.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to state correctional facilities; visitation policies; annual report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
State correctional facilities; visitation policies; work group. Sets additional visitation standards for visitors to state correctional facilities. The bill requires the Department of Corrections (the Department) to provide extended or additional visitation access for long-distance visitors. The bill provides that each in-person visit shall last a minimum of two hours unless shortened at the request of either the visitor or the incarcerated individual, or in response to an active security event.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 572 (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
Angelia Williams Graves
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 64, N 32, X 3
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · F · N 40
Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 1
Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 13, N 5
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 4, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 4, N 1
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 15
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-01-23 · 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 572.