# Virginia HB726: Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; extradition or fugitive warrant. Virginia HB726, Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; extradition or fugitive warrant., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Will Davis (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0211)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB726-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB726 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; extradition or fugitive warrant. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0211) - Sponsor: Will Davis (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; extradition or fugitive warrant. Provides that if any person is extradited from another state pursuant to (i) an extradition warrant from the Commonwealth or (ii) a fugitive warrant issued from the state where such person is detained and such person is subsequently sentenced to a term of confinement in a correctional facility in the Commonwealth for an offense from the same act as the violation for which the extradition warrant or fugitive warrant was authorized, such person shall have deducted from any such term all time actually spent in confinement awaiting extradition from such other state, provided that he was solely held on the extradition warrant or fugitive warrant and not on any other offense that he allegedly committed in such other state. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court must record and honor credit: benefit, medium. When the court enters the final order, it must say you get credit for qualifying days. If the order leaves it out, you still get those days credited. This credit is on top of any good‑conduct or earned sentence credits you receive. - Pretrial and extradition time counts: benefit, medium. Virginia subtracts days you actually spent locked up before trial from your sentence. This includes time in jail or a local facility while waiting for trial or an appeal, and time in a state hospital for exams or treatment. It also counts juvenile detention if that case later leads to an adult sent… - No credit for bail or escape: cost, low. You do not get credit for time when you were not actually confined. Time out on bail does not count. No credit is given for time during an escape or when absent without leave from juvenile detention. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Will Davis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0211) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 211 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB726) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB726ER) (House) - 2026-02-26: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-26: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-24: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-28: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB726) (House) - 2026-01-23: Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103401D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216802.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216801.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179644.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179643.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085660.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085659.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216802.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216801.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179644.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179643.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085660.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085659.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB726-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).