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HB 1508 VA
Passed One Chamber

VSP; responsible for investigating alleged serious violent incident resulting in death of an inmate.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Mar 4, 2026) Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Summary

Department of Corrections; investigations of violent incidents. Designates the Department of State Police as the law-enforcement agency responsible for investigating (i) alleged serious violent incidents that result in the death of either an inmate or officer and (ii) alleged or suspected incidents of inmate suicide.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (17)
  1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105649D · lower
  2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
  3. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
  4. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1508) · lower
  5. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1508) · lower
  14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
  16. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  17. Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

Text versions (8)

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  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Public Safety Amendment · HTML
  • Public Safety Amendment · HTML
  • Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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