HB 126 VA

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Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates. Requires the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to establish additional standards no later than January 1, 2027, to ensure access to legal counsel for inmates held in any local, regional, or community correctional facility and enumerates the standards that the Board shall include in such additional standards.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 2, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101260D · lower
2. Jan 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 House committee offered · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126) · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108384D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB126ER) · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126) · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML