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type: "Bill"
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title: "Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement."
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description: "Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctionalfacilities and juvenile correctional centers, defined in the billas confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or withanother prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more a day for an adultor for 17 hours or more a day for a juvenile, other than for thepurpose of providing medical or mental health treatment. The bill provides for exceptions for when isolated confinement may be permittedin state correctional facilities and juvenile correctional centers.The bill also requires the Board of Corrections to promulgate andestablish standards placing limits on the use of isolated confinementin local correctional facilities that are consistent with the standardsapplicable to state correctional facilities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1284"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1284 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Patrick A. Hope"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70c1309b-ced3-4ff8-aac6-d822501e0892"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1284"
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source_hash: "3eccc905d019fdcd8c0a3d341b3d1a4cb936c615821337c6a423e99e51208edf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1284 (2020) — Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.
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Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctionalfacilities and juvenile correctional centers, defined in the billas confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or withanother prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more a day for an adultor for 17 hours or more a day for a juvenile, other than for thepurpose of providing medical or mental health treatment. The bill provides for exceptions for when isolated confinement may be permittedin state correctional facilities and juvenile correctional centers.The bill also requires the Board of Corrections to promulgate andestablish standards placing limits on the use of isolated confinementin local correctional facilities that are consistent with the standardsapplicable to state correctional facilities.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0522)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1284ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1284ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1284H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1284H2)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1284)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1284)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1284H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1284H1)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 4-N) — **11–4** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (28-Y 9-N) — **28–9** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (78-Y 22-N) — **77–22** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N) — **18–4** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102493D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned PS sub: Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (HB1284)
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- **2020-01-30** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (18-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-31** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-31** Committee substitute printed 20107325D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-01-31** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1284H1)
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- **2020-02-07** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Committee substitute printed 20107884D-H2 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-07** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Committee on Public Safety substitute rejected 20107325D-H1
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- **2020-02-10** Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107884D-H2
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1284H2
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- **2020-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB1284H2)
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (78-Y 22-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (78-Y 22-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-17** Assigned Rehab sub: Social Service and Corrections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-21** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-21** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-26** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-28** Passed Senate (28-Y 9-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1284ER)
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70c1309b-ced3-4ff8-aac6-d822501e0892`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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