HB 91 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Minors; limiting room or cell confinement in a juvenile correctional facility, report.

Summary
Department of Juvenile Justice; limiting room or cell confinement for minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility; report. Directs the Department of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to establish clear standards to maximize the amount of time that a minor committed to a juvenile correctional facility spends out of the confinement of his room or cell. The bill directs the Department to study and consider the benefits to minors of limiting such confinement and the impact of such benefits on factors such as the safety of the facility and successful reentry into the community, and, in considering and studying such benefits, to develop a minimum number of hours per day that minors committed to a juvenile correctional facility shall spend out of the confinement of their rooms or cells. The bill directs the Department to report on certain data collected after developing and implementing such standards and other related training and programming to the Commission on Youth and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Public Safety by November 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Youth.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 1, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill has transitioned from an 'Enrolled' draft to a 'Chaptered' final law, meaning it is now officially enacted. The substantive policy content regarding the Department of Juvenile Justice's new standards for limiting room confinement remains identical to the draft version. The primary changes are technical formatting adjustments and the addition of the official chapter number and approval date.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 559) and the specific approval date (April 13, 2026) to finalize the bill as law.

Replaced the draft session header with the final chaptered header and adjusted line breaks and spacing to match standard legal formatting.

Removed draft-specific markers and placeholder lines used during the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 23, 2026
D Democratic20
18 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 559 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB91ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 2-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 1, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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