Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB88: An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. Requires persons civilly committed to a residential behavioral health facility administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be counted and reallocated for redistricting and reapportionment purposes. This bill is identical to HB 59.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. [S 88] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as reallocation of certain populations. A. Persons incarcerated in federal correctional facilities and in state and local correctional facilities, as those terms are defined in § 53.1-1, or persons civilly committed to a facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 37.2-900 et seq.) of.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. [S 88] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That § 24.2-314 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as reallocation of certain populations. A. Persons incarcerated in federal correctional facilities and in state and local correctional facilities, as those terms are defined in § 53.1-1, or persons civilly committed to a facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2 shall be counted and reallocated for redistricting and reapportionment purposes in accordance with the provisions of this section and the following: 1. A person incarcerated in a federal, state, or local correctional facility or a person civilly committed to a facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2 whose address at the time of incarceration or civil commitment was located within the Commonwealth shall be deemed to reside at such address. 2. A person incarcerated in a federal, state, or local correctional facility or a person civilly committed to a facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 37.2-900 et seq.) of …