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Department of Corrections; language services for offenders. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall take reasonable steps to provide offenders with limited English proficiency meaningful access to Department facilities, services, programs, and activities to ensure that language does not prevent Department employees from communicating effectively with such offenders.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 7 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB553)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB553ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 4-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB553)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 30-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House as amended
committee amendments agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB553)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101313D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Jessica L. Anderson
Bonita G. Anthony
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Leslie Chambers Mehta