VA SB 218
vetoedInmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections shall continue to accept applications for confinement.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 218 pass?
No. VA SB 218 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-04-13. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Governor's recommendation received by Senate
What is VA SB 218 about?
Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to relevant law, but prohibits any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time as the General Assembly reauthorizes such placement by act of assembly.
Who sponsors VA SB 218?
Michael J. Jones is the primary sponsor of VA SB 218.
Description
Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to relevant law, but prohibits any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time as the General Assembly reauthorizes such placement by act of assembly.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Michael J. Jonesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-09
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101900D
filing,introduction
2026-01-09
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB218)
2026-01-30
Senate committee amendments offered
2026-01-30
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-02
Rules suspended
2026-02-02
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-02
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-02
Passed by for the day
2026-02-03
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-03
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to
amendment-passage
2026-02-03
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
2026-02-04
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-09
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-09
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-09
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB218)
2026-02-17
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2026-02-27
Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage
2026-03-03
Read second time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Read third time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-10
Enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-10
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB218ER)
passage
2026-03-10
Signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-10
Signed by President
passage
2026-03-11
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB218)
2026-03-14
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled,executive-receipt
2026-03-14
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-13
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive-veto-line-item
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments
2026-01-30 · pass · 8-7
Member-level votes (15)
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Timmy French: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-02-02 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-02-04 · pass · 21-19
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-02-26 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Karen Hamilton: no
Reported from Public Safety
2026-02-27 · pass · 15-7
Member-level votes (22)
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Kirk McPike: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Delores Oates: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Eric R. Zehr: no
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Karen Hamilton: no
H VOTE:
2026-03-04 · pass · 63-36
Member-level votes (99)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: no
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Madison Whittle: no
- Bill Wiley: no
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
- Eric R. Zehr: no
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: no
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: no
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: no
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
- Joseph P. McNamara: no
- Kirk McPike: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: no
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Justin Pence: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: no
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
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