HB126Introduced in the House of Delegates
Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.
Introduced by Katrina Callsen, District 54
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A) · March 4, 2026
92
Yes
4
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.
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See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101260D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
House committee offered
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
Read first time
Read second time
committee amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26108384D-S1
Read third time
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB126ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Public Safety Amendment (amendment)
- Public Safety Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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