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VA HB 482

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Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; supervision by Office of Dept. of Corrections Ombudsman.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 482 pass?

The current status of VA HB 482 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-13): Incorporated by Public Safety (HB1421-Keys-Gamarra) (Voice Vote)

What is VA HB 482 about?

State Board of Local and Regional Jails. Moves supervision of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails from the Department of Corrections to the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman within the Office of the State Inspector General.

Who sponsors VA HB 482?

Patrick A. Hope is the primary sponsor of VA HB 482.

Description

State Board of Local and Regional Jails. Moves supervision of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails from the Department of Corrections to the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman within the Office of the State Inspector General.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Latest action
2026-02-13 — Incorporated by Public Safety (HB1421-Keys-Gamarra) (Voice Vote)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patrick A. Hopeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103406D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee on Public Safety

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-10

    Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-11

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB482)

  5. 2026-02-12

    Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)

  6. 2026-02-13

    Incorporated by Public Safety (HB1421-Keys-Gamarra) (Voice Vote)

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB482

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z

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