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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 126: Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.

Enacted 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 126 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates. Primary sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073).

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.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Katrina CallsenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Lindsey DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Mark C. DowneyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Holly SeiboldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0073)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
  5. Signed by Speaker
  6. Signed by President
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB126ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)
  11. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB126)
  12. Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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