Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 91
Minors; limiting room or cell confinement in a juvenile correctional facility, report.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Holly M. Seibold (Democratic)
Cosponsors (5)
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Juvenile Justice; limiting room or cell confinement for minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility; report. Directs the Department of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to establish clear standards to maximize the amount of time that a minor committed to a juvenile correctional facility spends out of the confinement of his room or cell. The bill directs the Department to study and consider the benefits to minors of limiting such confinement and the impact of such benefits on factors such as the safety of the facility and successful reentry into the community, and, in considering and studying such benefits, to develop a minimum number of hours per day that minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility shall spend out of the confinement of their rooms or cells. The bill directs the Department to report on certain data collected after developing and implementing such standards and other related training and programming to the Commission on Youth and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Public Safety by November 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Youth.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 559 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB91) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB91ER) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Senate amendments agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N 0-A) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 2-N 0-A) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (11-Y 4-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB91) - Jan 1, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety - Jan 1, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102332D