# Virginia HB2325: Local & Regional jails, St. Bd.; standards/regulations for pregnant/postpartum incarcerated person

Virginia HB2325, Local & Regional jails, St. Bd.; standards/regulations for pregnant/postpartum incarcerated person, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-29 (Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2325-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2325
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Local & Regional jails, St. Bd.; standards/regulations for pregnant/postpartum incarcerated person
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-29, Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State Board of Local and Regional Jails; work group to review standards and regulations for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated persons in local and regional correctional facilities; report. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to convene a work group to conduct a review of existing standards for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated persons in local and regional correctional facilities and to develop recommendations for new standards and recommendations for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated persons by considering certain best practices. The bill requires the work group to report such findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees for Courts of Justice, the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the House Committee on Public Safety by July 1, 2026, and to adopt regulations consistent with such findings and recommendations by December 1, 2027.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Tabled in Rules | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-29: Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2325) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104466D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034259.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034258.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015936.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015934.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034259.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034258.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015936.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015934.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2325-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).