Virginia House Bill 126
Session 2026
Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
126
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Mark C. Downey
Cosponsor
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
Yes
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Yes
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Kirk McPike
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Didn't Vote
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Yes
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 53.1-68 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.
Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates. Requires the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to establish additional standards no later than January 1, 2027, to ensure access to legal counsel for inmates held in any local, regional, or community correctional facility and enumerates the standards that the Board shall include in such additional standards.
Courts of Justice Substitute
Engrossed
Public Safety Amendment
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
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03/04/2026
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)
03/03/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
03/02/2026
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A)
03/02/2026
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/02/2026
Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
03/02/2026
Senate
Read third time
02/27/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108384D-S1
02/27/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
02/27/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
02/27/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate committee offered
02/25/2026
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
02/20/2026
Senate
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
02/06/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/06/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/05/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
02/05/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A)
02/04/2026
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/04/2026
House
committee amendments agreed to
02/04/2026
House
Read second time
02/03/2026
House
Read first time
01/30/2026
House
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
01/30/2026
House
House committee offered
01/29/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/16/2026
House
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
01/02/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/02/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101260D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:27:10 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:53:40 AM