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Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

VA HB 35 · House Bill · 2027

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
House
Sponsors
12
Latest action
Jul 21, 2026

What it does

Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place an incarcerated person in a less-restrictive setting, including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats. The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jul 21, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in Virginia.

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