Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 1301 — Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctional facilities and juvenile correctional centers, subject to certain exceptions. Isolated confinement is defined in the bill as confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or with another prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more per day for an adult or for 17 hours or more per day for a juvenile, other than for the purpose of providing medical or mental health treatment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 1301 clarify the timing and conditions under which prisoners undergo mental health evaluations while in isolated confinement. Specifically, the language now emphasizes that these evaluations should occur within eight hours of a decision to retain a prisoner in isolation, rather than a more extended period. Additionally, it ensures that all prisoners not in isolation have access to at least three hours of programs or activities daily, which supports their personal development and well-being. These changes matter because they aim to improve mental health care for prisoners and ensure they have opportunities for engagement, potentially leading to better outcomes for both individuals and correctional facilities.

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1301 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services on January 29, 2021) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Morrissey) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 53.1-39.2 and 66-20.1, relating to correctional facilities;
1301 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Morrissey) Senate Amendments in [ ] – February 4, 2021 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 53.1-39.2 and 66-20.1, relating to correctional facilities;
Ensure that the prisoner receives an initial medical and mental health evaluation within eight hours of placement in isolated confinement and a personal and comprehensive medical and mental health evaluation within 24 hours;
Ensure that the prisoner receives an initial medical and mental health evaluation within eight hours of placement in isolated confinement [ and a personal and comprehensive medical and mental health evaluation within 24 hours ] ;
For any prisoner placed in isolated confinement under subdivision 1 or retained in isolated confinement under this subdivision, if a facility administrator finds that the prisoner continues to pose an ongoing and realistic threat of imminent physical harm to another person after 48 hours of isolated confinement, the prisoner may be retained in isolated confinement for no more than an additional 48 consecutive hours, and the facility administrator shall:
For any prisoner placed in isolated confinement under subdivision 1 or retained in isolated confinement under this subdivision, if a facility administrator finds that the prisoner continues to pose an ongoing and realistic threat of imminent physical harm to another person after 48 hours of isolated confinement, the prisoner may be retained in isolated confinement for [ no more than ] an additional 48 consecutive hours, [ or longer if necessary to complete the investigation of an incident, ] and the facility administrator shall:
Ensure that the prisoner receives an additional medical and mental health evaluation within eight hours of a decision to retain the prisoner in isolated confinement and additional medical and mental health evaluations as indicated;
Ensure that the prisoner receives an additional medical and mental health evaluation within eight hours of a decision to retain the prisoner in isolated confinement [ and additional medical and mental health evaluations as indicated ] ;
All prisoners who are neither in isolated confinement nor in full privilege general population shall be offered a minimum of three hours of out-of-cell programmatic interventions or other congregate activities per day, including classes, work assignments, or therapeutic treatment aimed at promoting personal development or addressing underlying causes of problematic behavior, in addition to a minimum of one hour of recreation per day.
[ All prisoners who are neither in isolated confinement nor in full privilege general population shall be offered a minimum of three hours of out-of-cell programmatic interventions or other congregate activities per day, including classes, work assignments, or therapeutic treatment aimed at promoting personal development or addressing underlying causes of problematic behavior, in addition to a minimum of one hour of recreation per day.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the placement of prisoners in protective custody settings that do not constitute isolated confinement.
] Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the placement of prisoners in protective custody settings that do not constitute isolated confinement.
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That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2021 by the General Assembly that becomes law.
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Action History

  1. Left in Appropriations

  2. Impact statement from DPB (SB1301ES1)

  3. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  4. Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 6-N)

  5. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

  7. Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

  8. Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety

  9. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  10. Read first time

  11. Placed on Calendar

  12. Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)

  13. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

  14. Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)

  15. Printed as engrossed 21103986D-ES1

  16. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1301ES1

  17. Committee amendments agreed to

  18. Reading of amendments waived

  19. Committee substitute agreed to 21103986D-S1

  20. Reading of substitute waived

  21. Read second time

  22. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  23. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (12-Y 4-N)

  24. Impact statement from DPB (SB1301S1)

  25. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  26. Committee substitute printed 21103986D-S1

  27. Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 5-N 1-A)

  28. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  29. Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

  30. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102557D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Joseph D. Morrissey

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Votes

Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 6-N)

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16600
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Nay
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Nay
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay

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Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38001
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Not Voting
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231501
Total 231501
% of votes cast 59%38%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Not Voting
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)

Passed 23 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231600
Total 231600
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (12-Y 4-N)

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Total 12400
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 5-N 1-A)

Passed 8 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8501
Total 8501
% of votes cast 57%36%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Not Voting
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1301 do?
Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctional facilities and juvenile correctional centers, subject to certain exceptions. Isolated confinement is defined in the bill as confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or with another prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more per day for an adult or for 17 hours or more per day for a juvenile, other than for the purpose of providing medical or mental health treatment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Who sponsors SB 1301?
SB 1301 is sponsored by Joseph D. Morrissey, Joshua G. Cole, Adam P. Ebbin, and Kory, Kaye.
What is the current status of SB 1301?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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