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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2105: Regional correctional facilities; investigation of acts of violence.

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 2105 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Regional correctional facilities; investigation of acts of violence. Primary sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0159).

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.

Regional correctional facilities; investigation of acts of violence; report to law-enforcement agency; policies. Requires the jail superintendent of any regional correctional facility to promptly report to the primary local law-enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where such facility is located or to the Department of State Police any act of violence that occurs within such correctional facility. The bill also requires each regional correctional facility to adopt a policy setting forth the procedures for the investigation of such acts of violence and the respective roles and responsibilities of the jail superintendent of such correctional facility and the law-enforcement agency to which such report is made. The bill requires each regional correctional facility to provide a copy of such policy to the State Board of Local and Regional Jails prior to January 1 each year, beginning on January 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hillary Pugh KentPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Ian T. LovejoyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 (CHAP0159)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 159 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2105)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2105ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2105)
  11. Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
  12. Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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