Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1162
State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wendell S. Walker (Republican)
Cosponsors (23)
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. (Republican)
- Tony O. Wilt (Republican)
- Wren M. Williams (Republican)
- Bill Wiley (Republican)
- Madison Whittle (Republican)
- Michael J. Webert (Republican)
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (Republican)
- Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican)
- Chris S. Runion (Republican)
- Eric Phillips (Republican)
- Justin Pence (Republican)
- Delores Oates (Republican)
- James W. Morefield (Republican)
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican)
- Terry G. Kilgore (Republican)
- M. Keith Hodges (Republican)
- Karen Hamilton (Republican)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (Republican)
- Will Davis (Republican)
- Mitchell Cornett (Republican)
- Mike A. Cherry (Republican)
- Jason S. Ballard (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training; earned sentence credits classification levels. Requires a prisoner in a state correctional facility, as a part of his reentry plan developed and implemented by the Department of Corrections, to complete a high school equivalency test or vocational, technical, or other certification prior to such prisoner's release. The bill also provides that the annual review of a prisoner's classification level for earned sentence credits shall include such prisoner's quantifiable or measurable progress, as available, in any programs, job assignments, and educational curricula in which he is participating, such as test scores achieved or completion of a high school equivalency test or other trade or vocational certification.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 13, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1162) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103663D