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Bill Local & Reg. Jails, St. Bd.; standards, etc., regarding lactation policies for incarcerated persons. State Board of Local and Regional Jails; standards and regulations for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated persons in local and regional correctional facilities; report. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to set minimum standards and regulations regarding lactation policies for incarcerated persons and their infants by December 1, 2028. In developing such regulations and standards, the Board is directed to consider best practices related to lactation and how to incorporate such practices into the regulations and standards set by the Board. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 860 Virginia HB 860 (2026)
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Virginia HB 860 (2026) — Local & Reg. Jails, St. Bd.; standards, etc., regarding lactation policies for incarcerated persons.

State Board of Local and Regional Jails; standards and regulations for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated persons in local and regional correctional facilities; report. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to set minimum standards and regulations regarding lactation policies for incarcerated persons and their infants by December 1, 2028. In developing such regulations and standards, the Board is directed to consider best practices related to lactation and how to incorporate such practices into the regulations and standards set by the Board.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Rules Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Rules — 180 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 50 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules with substitute — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Rae Cousins — primary (person)
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103320D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2026-01-22 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2026-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
  • 2026-01-27 Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-28 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB860)
  • 2026-01-29 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-01-30 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-02 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-03 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2026-02-27 Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-27 Senate committee offered
  • 2026-02-27 Committee substitute printed 26108787D-S1 substitution
  • 2026-03-02 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-02 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-02 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB860)
  • 2026-03-03 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-03 Rules Substitute agreed to
  • 2026-03-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-03-03 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote 40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-05 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) substitution
  • 2026-03-12 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-12 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB860ER) passage
  • 2026-03-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB860)
  • 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-12 Signed by President passage
  • 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
  • 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 434 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0434)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/84079ecd-dbd4-44c6-9bcf-9fa7c1fed54c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).