HB 1421 VA

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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.

• Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26106026D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1421) · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Incorporates HB482 (Hope) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 5-N) · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107827D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rules (11-Y 4-N) · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1421ER) · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1421) · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 847 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML