Holly Seibold
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 12
State correctional facilities; cell conditions; temperature monitoring; report. Requires the Department of Corrections to require that heat and air conditioning be provided in all state correctional facilities that are capable of controlling the interior temperature of such facilities so that a temperature of not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in each such facility. The bill also directs the Department of Corrections to evaluate the implementation of remote temperature monitoring and to report its findings to the General Assembly by October 1, 2025.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-1.3, relating to state correctional facilities; cell conditions; temperature monitoring.
House sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1894ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 1-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Public Safety Substitute rejected
Read second time
Read first time
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106169D-H2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Read first time
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105161D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104461D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Public Safety Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894) | PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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