SB 1301

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 11, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 05, 2021
  • House
  • Governor

Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.

Abstract

Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctional facilities and juvenile correctional centers, subject to certain exceptions. Isolated confinement is defined in the bill as confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or with another prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more per day for an adult or for 17 hours or more per day for a juvenile, other than for the purpose of providing medical or mental health treatment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctional facilitiesand juvenile correctional centers. Isolated confinement is definedin the bill as confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or with another prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more per dayfor an adult or for 17 hours or more per day for a juvenile, otherthan for the purpose of providing medical or mental health treatment.The bill provides for exceptions for when isolated confinement maybe permitted in state correctional facilities and juvenile correctionalcenters. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.

Bill Sponsors (4)

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Mar 01, 2021

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 19, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1301ES1)

Feb 12, 2021

House

Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 6-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 11, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 09, 2021

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Feb 08, 2021

House

Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety

Feb 07, 2021

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 05, 2021

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)

Senate

Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2021

Senate

Printed as engrossed 21103986D-ES1

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 21103986D-S1

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1301ES1

Feb 03, 2021

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (12-Y 4-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1301S1)

Jan 29, 2021

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 21103986D-S1

Senate

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 5-N 1-A)

Jan 11, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102557D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102557D HTML
Committee substitute printed 21103986D-S1 HTML
SB1301ES1 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1301FS1122.PDF PDF
Amendment: SB1301AS HTML

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