VA SB994 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-13 - Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-13 - Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman; created. Creates the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman headed by an Ombudsman who is selected by a Corrections Oversight Committee, also created by the bill. The Committee is made up of four members of the General Assembly and 11 nonlegislative citizen members who monitor the activities of the Ombudsman and the Department of Corrections. The bill provides the Office's authority to conduct inspections at least once every three years and more often when warranted of Department or Board of Local and Regional Jails facilities and requires the Office to establish confidential telephone hotlines and online forms for concerns, complaints, and inquiries by inmates, their family members and advocates, and Department employees and contractors. In addition, the bill requires the Committee to conduct quarterly public hearings and submit an annual report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Public Safety, and the Director of the Department. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman; created. Creates the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman headed by an Ombudsman who is selected by a Corrections Oversight Committee, also created by the bill. The Committee is made up of four members of the General Assembly and 11 nonlegislative citizen members who monitor the activities of the Ombudsman and the Department of Corrections. The bill provides the Office's authority to conduct inspections at least once every three years and more often when warranted of Department or Board of Local and Regional Jails facilities and requires the Office to establish confidential telephone hotlines and online forms for concerns, complaints, and inquiries by inmates, their family members and advocates, and Department employees and contractors. In addition, the bill requires the Committee to conduct quarterly public hearings and submit an annual report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Public Safety, and the Director of the Department. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Title
Corrections Ombudsman, Office of the Department of; created, report.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-02-13 - House - House: Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-13 | House | Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N) |
| 2023-02-10 | House | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 2023-02-10 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2023-02-10 | House | Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2023-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-08 | House | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2023-02-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2023-02-08 | House | Read first time |
| 2023-02-08 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 23102476D-E |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB994E |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2023-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-20 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2023-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2023-01-06 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102476D |
