HB 35 Virginia 2027 session
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
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 be reviewed every two business days and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, inform him of any reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary, and give the incarcerated person an opportunity to respond to those reasons, and a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated individual within 24 hours.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed one chamber — last recorded action July 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed one chamber.
- Cosponsors 11 cosponsors.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Continued from last session
- Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- Senate committee offered
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB35)
- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A)
- Engrossed by House as amended
- committee amendment agreed to
- Read second time
- Read first time
- Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- House subcommittee offered
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB35)
- Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101905D