HB 1162 VA
State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training.
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Summary
Virginia House Bill 1162 would require education or vocational training programs in state correctional facilities. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to establish requirements for education and vocational training in state prisons and would address the classification levels for earned sentence credits.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-32.2 and 53.1-202.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to state correctional facilities; required education or vocational training; earned sentence credit classification levels.
Sponsor (1)
- Wendell S. Walker Republican · primary
23 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jason S. Ballard Republican · cosponsor
- Mike A. Cherry Republican · cosponsor
- Mitchell Cornett Republican · cosponsor
- Will Davis Republican · cosponsor
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
- Karen Hamilton Republican · cosponsor
- M. Keith Hodges Republican · cosponsor
- Terry G. Kilgore Republican · cosponsor
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich Republican · cosponsor
- Ellen H. McLaughlin · cosponsor
- James W. Morefield Republican · cosponsor
- Delores Oates Republican · cosponsor
- Justin Pence Republican · cosponsor
- Eric Phillips Republican · cosponsor
- Chris S. Runion Republican · cosponsor
- Anne Ferrell Tata Republican · cosponsor
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
- Michael J. Webert Republican · cosponsor
- Madison Whittle Republican · cosponsor
- Bill Wiley Republican · cosponsor
- Wren M. Williams Republican · cosponsor
- Tony O. Wilt Republican · cosponsor
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
Action history (7)
- Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103663D · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1162) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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