Juvenile detention homes and correctional facilities; room segregation. (SB215)

Introduced By

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Juvenile detention homes and correctional facilities; room segregation. Places a four-hour limit on the amount of time that a resident of a juvenile detention home or juvenile correctional facility can be involuntarily left alone in a room (room segregation) unless he poses an actual, immediate danger to himself or others. The bill requires that other, less-restrictive options be considered before room segregation is implemented and that room segregation be used only for specified reasons and for the minimum amount of time necessary to address the situation. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/05/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101860D
01/05/2016Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/04/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB215)
02/05/2016Committee substitute printed 16104644D-S1
02/05/2016Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2016Read second time
02/09/2016Reading of substitute waived
02/09/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16104644D-S1
02/09/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB215S1
02/10/2016Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Placed on Calendar
02/12/2016Read first time
02/12/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/16/2016Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law
02/16/2016Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/19/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB215S1)
02/22/2016Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
03/08/2016Left in Courts of Justice

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 5 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

NOMINATING A PERSON TO BE ELECTED AS A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA. SENATOR RESOLUTION 43. NOMINATING A PERSON TO BE ELECTED TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THE SENATOR FROM EASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY, SENATOR MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MOVE -- I RISE FOR MOTION. SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE SENATE SUSPEND THE RULES AND THAT HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 268 BE TAKEN UP FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND SJR 268 BE TAKEN UP FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SUROVELL. RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE.
HAS CHECKED AND THE BILL IS IN PROPER FORM. THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. I BELIEVE THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUDOUN COUNTY I'M NOT SURE WHETHER HE HAD COMPLETED HIS QUESTIONS. IF HE HAS ANYMORE QUESTIONS I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM LOUDOUN. DID YOU YOU HAVE A QUESTION CONCERNING SENATE BILL 216? WHERE WE LEFT OFF. MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE RESOLVED THIS. MY QUESTION HAD BEEN WHETHER THESE PEOPLE WOULD REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AND THE ANSWER I BELIEVE WAS THAT THEY WOULD REMAIN. BUT WE ARE ONLY TALKING ABOUT ROUGHLY 17 NONVIOLENT INDIVIDUALS. IS THAT CORRECT?