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HB 80 VA
Passed One Chamber

Civilian deaths in custody; local and regional adult correctional facilities failure to report.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 31, 2025

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

This bill would establish reporting requirements for civilian deaths occurring in local and regional adult correctional facilities. Facilities would be required to report deaths in custody to designated state agencies. The bill would address compliance with annual reporting requirements for such deaths. The bill would establish consequences for facilities that fail to comply with reporting requirements, potentially affecting funding for those facilities.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-192.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civilian deaths in custody; failure to comply with annual report; funding for local and regional adult correctional facilities.

Sponsor (1)
6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (18)
  1. Dec 31, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103113D · lower
  2. Dec 31, 2025 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
  3. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
  4. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) · lower
  6. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB80) · lower
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  8. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Jan 28, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Jan 28, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  11. Jan 28, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
  15. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB80) · lower
  16. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A) · upper
  17. Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  18. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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