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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 39: Law-enforcement offices; financial challenges faced as result of increase of custody orders, etc.

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

HJ 39 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Law-enforcement offices; financial challenges faced as result of increase of custody orders, etc. Primary sponsor: Eric Phillips (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Rules.

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.

Study; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and Secretary of Health and Human Resources; law-enforcement offices; execution of emergency custody orders and temporary detention orders; fiscal and operational challenges; report. Requests the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to study financial and operational challenges faced by law-enforcement offices designated to execute emergency custody orders and temporary detention orders.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric PhillipsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“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. Left in Rules
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105235D

Sources

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