Virginia SB 845 — Pregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac.
Virginia, 2027. SB 845: Pregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac.
Latest action
October 26, 2026 — Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
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.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-40.14 and 53.1-133.010 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reporting requirements of state, regional, and local correctional facilities; pregnant and postpartum inmates.
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2027 27100167D
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