HB 126

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 6, 2026.

Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-126

Session 2026

Status enacted

Committee Public Safety; Courts of Justice

House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-06

Summary

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.

Sponsor

Callsen

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-02	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-06	Status	enacted
2026-04-06	Latest Action	Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)

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