SB 21 VA
DJJ; transfer of responsibility to Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
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Summary
This bill would direct state officials to develop a plan to transfer the Department of Juvenile Justice from the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The bill would require the two secretaries to convene a stakeholder work group to study and plan this organizational transfer. The work group would develop a recommended timeline and implementation plan for moving DJJ's oversight and administration to the health and human resources agency. This reflects a shift in how juvenile justice is framed and administered at the state level.
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Official abstract
A BILL to direct the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to submit a plan and recommended timeline for transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Sponsor (1)
- Mamie E. Locke Democratic · primary
Action history (18)
- Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100693D · upper
- Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
- Jan 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB21) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
- Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
- Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
- Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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