# Virginia SB770: Correctional facilities, local, regional, and community; reviews of deaths of inmates, report. Virginia SB770, Correctional facilities, local, regional, and community; reviews of deaths of inmates, report., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB770-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB770 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Correctional facilities, local, regional, and community; reviews of deaths of inmates, report. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-19 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350) - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary State Board of Local and Regional Jails; deaths of inmates in local, regional, and community correctional facilities; reports. Consolidates reports made by the State Board of Local and Regional Jails related to the Board's reviews of the deaths of inmates that occur in any local, regional, or community correctional facility into one annual report to be published on the Board's website on or before July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter and submitted to the Governor, the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, the House Committee on Public Safety, and the House Committee for Courts of Justice, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the President pro tempore of the Senate. The annual report shall include (i) a summary of the reviews of the deaths of inmates that occur in any local, regional, or community correctional facility conducted in the prior year, including any trends or similarities identified by such reviews; (ii) any recommendations for policy changes to reduce the number of inmate deaths; and (iii) any recommendations for changes to the policies and procedures for conducting reviews of the deaths of inmates to improve the operations, safety, and security of local, regional, or community correctional facilities. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 350 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB770) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB770ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-11: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-07: Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-04: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-22: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Read second time and engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB770) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2024-12-19: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2024-12-19: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101361D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072632.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072631.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049673.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049672.PDF) - Introduced, 2024-12-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011800.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011799.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072632.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072631.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049673.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049672.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011800.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011799.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) - [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-SB770-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).