Virginia Senate Bill 1039

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Passed House (81-Y 15-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Department of Corrections; State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth. Requires the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to develop and implement policies for the accommodation in local, regional, state, and community correctional facilities of inmate participation in telehealth appointments, which shall include designating a private space for such telehealth appointments to occur. The bill requires the Department and the State Board to provide an update to the Joint Commission on Health Care by October 1, 2025, on (i) the status of the policies for the accommodation of inmate participation in telehealth appointments required to be developed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of this act; (ii) opportunities to expand telehealth programs in local, regional, state, and community correctional facilities; and (iii) recommended strategies to reduce gaps in or barriers to telehealth service delivery in such correctional facilities. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

DOC and State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth.

Sen. Stella Pekarsky [D]

2025-02-19 - House - Passed House (81-Y 15-N) (Y: 81 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - House - Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - Senate - Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-19	House	Passed House (81-Y 15-N)
2025-02-19	House	Read third time
2025-02-18	House	Read second time
2025-02-14	House	Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 5-N)
2025-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
2025-02-11	House	Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
2025-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2025-02-07	House	Read first time
2025-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2025-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-04	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2025-02-03	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-01-31	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2025-01-31	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1039)
2025-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2025-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102215D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1039
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1039/text/SB1039
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036949.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/S09V1082
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/SV285
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/SV312
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/SV313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/H15002V2512712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/H15V2512813
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1039/20251/2518894