# Virginia SB845: Pregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac.

Virginia SB845, Pregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-10-26 (Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB845
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Pregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-10-26
- Last action: 2026-10-26, Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Reporting requirements of state, regional, and local correctional facilities; pregnant and postpartum inmates. Requires additional data on pregnant and postpartum prisoners to be collected and reported, including (i) the method of pregnancy identification for each pregnant prisoner; (ii) the gestational age at the time of pregnancy identification for each pregnant prisoner; (iii) each pregnant prisoner's access to prenatal care and the total number of prenatal care encounters for each pregnant prisoner; (iv) any pregnancy-related complaints and the nature of such complaints; (v) the amount of time elapsed between any pregnancy-related complaint and any clinical evaluation in response to such complaint; (vi) the treatment provided or recommended in response to any pregnancy-related complaint; (vii) any instance in which no clinical action was taken in response to any pregnancy-related complaint; (viii) labor and delivery conditions; (ix) pregnancy outcome and any associated complications; and (x) postpartum care and follow-up during custody for each applicable prisoner. The bill also provides that any such data collected shall not be used for criminal investigations, prosecution, immigration enforcement, or disciplinary action related to pregnancy outcomes. Further, the bill exempts such data from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-10-26: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate)
- 2026-10-26: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2027 27100167D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-10-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1232037.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1232036.PDF)

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- SR173: Seeking the expulsion of Senator L. Louise Lucas. (in committee)
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- SB848: Newport News & Hampton, Cities of; pilot prog. for compensation of private court-appointed counsel. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1232037.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1232036.PDF)

## Related
- [SR173: Seeking the expulsion of Senator L. Louise Lucas.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SR173-2027)
- [SB4004: Suspension of statewide fuel taxes; emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB4004-2027)
- [SB846: Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant unive…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB846-2027)
- [SB847: Human trafficking and ongoing domestic violence; issuance of writs of vacatur f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB847-2027)
- [SB848: Newport News & Hampton, Cities of; pilot prog. for compensation of private cour…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB848-2027)
- [SB849: Income tax, state; establishes a new bracket on income above $1 million.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB849-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB845-2027 (as of 2026-11-04).