HB 1894

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 12, 2025
  • Governor

State correctional facilities; cell and facility conditions, temperature monitoring.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (20)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2025

House

House sustained Governor's veto

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Vetoed by Governor

Mar 03, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 18, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)

Feb 17, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1894ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 11, 2025

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rules suspended

Feb 07, 2025

Senate

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N)

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Senate

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Feb 04, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (54-Y 43-N 1-A)

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Appropriations Substitute agreed to

House

Public Safety Substitute rejected

House

Read second time

Jan 31, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25106169D-H2

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)

Jan 22, 2025

House

Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to

House

Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 21, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 17, 2025

House

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25105161D-H1

Jan 16, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)

Jan 15, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894)

Jan 14, 2025

House

Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Jan 06, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104461D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Governor's Veto Explanation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
Appropriations Substitute HTML PDF
Public Safety Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1894) PDF PDF PDF PDF

Sources

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