HB 35 — Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
VA 20261 session
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place an incarcerated person in a less-restrictive setting, including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats. The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall be reviewed every two business days and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, inform him of any reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary, and give the incarcerated person an opportunity to respond to those reasons, and a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated individual within 24 hours.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (12)
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — sponsor
- Stacey Annie Carroll (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Lamont Bagby (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Phil M. Hernandez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Adele Y. McClure (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Holly M. Seibold (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (20)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Rehabilitation and Social Services | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adele Y. McClure (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Holly M. Seibold (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Lamont Bagby (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Patrick A. Hope (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Phil M. Hernandez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Sam Rasoul (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Stacey Annie Carroll (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Rehabilitation and Social Services · va-leg