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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1162: State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1162 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training. Primary sponsor: Wendell Walker (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2026): Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training; earned sentence credits classification levels. Requires a prisoner in a state correctional facility, as a part of his reentry plan developed and implemented by the Department of Corrections, to complete a high school equivalency test or vocational, technical, or other certification prior to such prisoner's release. The bill also provides that the annual review of a prisoner's classification level for earned sentence credits shall include such prisoner's quantifiable or measurable progress, as available, in any programs, job assignments, and educational curricula in which he is participating, such as test scores achieved or completion of a high school equivalency test or other trade or vocational certification.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendell WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Jason BallardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Mike CherryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Mitchell CornettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Will DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Buddy FowlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Karen HamiltonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Keith HodgesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Terry KilgoreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Jay LeftwichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Ellen H. McLaughlinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Will MorefieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Delores OatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Justin PenceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Eric PhillipsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Chris RunionCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Anne Ferrell TataCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Otto WachsmannCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Mike WebertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Madison WhittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Bill WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Wren WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Tony WiltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Tommy WrightCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1162)
  4. Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
  5. Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103663D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source