SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2022 SESSION
HB 665 Correctional facilities, state; fees associated with inmates.
Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
State correctional facilities; fees; report. Directs the Department of Corrections (the Department) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in state correctional facilities. The bill directs the Department to report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 441.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
State correctional facilities; fees; report. Directs the Department of Corrections (the Department) to convene a work group to study the implementation of the reduction or elimination of certain fees associated with inmates in state correctional facilities. The bill directs the Department to report its findings to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Public Safety by October 1, 2022.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State correctional facilities; fees. Reduces or eliminates certain fees associated with inmates in state correctional facilities. The bill provides that the cost of items within a state correctional facility's store or commissary shall not exceed 10 percent of the typical market rate for the same goods or services and that the fee associated with electronic visitation and messaging systems shall not exceed the actual costs of establishing and operating such systems. The bill eliminates fees associated with the use of telephone systems and the provision of an inmate's medical records upon his discharge. The bill provides that upon discharge from a state correctional facility an inmate shall receive, in the form of a check, an electronic transfer, or a debit or other account card, the balance of the inmate's personal trust account.