HB 857 VA

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Home/electronic incarceration program. Provides that any court having jurisdiction for the trial of a pregnant person or a postpartum person who still has contact with their infant child and is charged with certain offenses shall assign the offender to a home/electronic incarceration program unless there is probable cause to believe that (i) the offender will not appear for trial or hearing or at such other time and place as may be directed or (ii) the offender's liberty will constitute an unreasonable danger to such person, such person's family or household members, or the public. The bill also provides that a pregnant or postpartum person assigned to home/electronic incarceration shall remain eligible for bond.

• Rae Cousins Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105120D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned Public Safety sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106580D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
16. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB857) · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N 4-A) · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB857ER) · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB857) · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• 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