CHAPTER 73
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-5 and 53.1-68 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local, regional, and community correctional facilities; access to counsel for inmates.
[H 126]
Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 53.1-5 and 53.1-68 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-5 . Powers and duties of Board.
The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To develop and establish operational and fiscal standards governing the operation of local, regional, and community correctional facilities;
2. To advise the Governor and Director on matters relating to corrections;
3. To make, adopt , and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and other laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to local, regional, and community correctional facilities. The Board, when promulgating regulations and adopting any policy or guidance document related to the enforcement of any minimum standards applicable to local, regional, and community correctional facilities, shall expressly and specifically include such items in its published agenda for meetings of the Board or any of its subcommittees. No standard, policy, or guidance document may be promulgated, amended, or rescinded in entirety or in part without compliance with this article;