Loading
Loading
Your feedback directly shapes Sporos.
Sign in to track your feedback history
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 timeline, and any legislative proposals to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026.
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 4 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1421)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1421ER)
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Rules (11-Y 4-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Rules
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107827D-H1
Incorporates HB482 (Hope)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1421)
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Presented and ordered printed 26106026D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026