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HB1329 • 2026

Local correctional facilities; reimbursements for housing convicted state felons.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-85 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local correctional facilities; reimbursements for housing convicted state felons.</p>

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Ware
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the extent of reimbursement or if it covers all local correctional facilities equally.

Reimbursements for Housing Convicted State Felons

This bill changes how local correctional facilities are paid by the state when they house convicted felons.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law about payments to local correctional facilities that hold state felons.
  • Requires the Compensation Board to pay back all costs for housing these felons, not just part of them.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local correctional facilities that house state felons
  • The Compensation Board which handles payments

Terms To Know

Compensation Board
A group responsible for making sure localities are paid back for housing convicted state felons.
Local correctional facilities
Prisons or jails run by cities, counties, or regions instead of the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be provided for reimbursements.
  • It is unclear if this change will affect all local correctional facilities equally.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1329AHC1

2026-02-02

Appropriations Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds language to require local correctional facilities to house individuals who commit new offenses while under the care of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

  • Local correctional facilities would be required to accommodate people who have committed a new offense while in the custody of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
  • The amendment does not specify how these individuals will be identified or transferred to local correctional facilities, leaving some details unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 House

    Left in Committee Appropriations

  2. 2026-02-02 General Government and Capital Outlay

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)

  3. 2026-02-02 General Government and Capital Outlay

    House subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-01-30 General Government and Capital Outlay

    Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

  5. 2026-01-18 House

    Presented and ordered printed 26104386D

  6. 2026-01-18 Appropriations

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Local correctional facilities; reimbursements for housing convicted state felons.
Provides that, notwithstanding the quarterly installment payments the Compensation Board is required to provide for reimbursements to localities, the Compensation Board shall ensure that it provides reimbursement to localities for the entirety of the costs incurred by such locality arising from housing convicted state felons in any local or regional correctional facility.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB 1329

SUBCOMMITTEE

1. Line 31, introduced, after
facility

insert

for incurring a new offense while in the custody of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services pursuant to §
37.2-909