VirginiaVirginia Parole Board; powers and duties, membership, voting requirements, etc.
What it does
Powers and duties of Parole Board; voting requirements; meetings. Removes various references to postrelease supervision and instead includes such references and related procedures in the provisions that govern probation so that such procedures, including revocation hearings, will be overseen and conducted by the sentencing court. The bill provides that except for a public meeting convened for conducting the final deliberation and vote regarding whether the Parole Board will grant parole to a prisoner, a meeting of the Parole Board members, regardless of whether such members invite staff or other guests to participate in such meeting, shall not be deemed a meeting subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.The bill also provides that the final deliberation and vote of whether to grant parole to a person serving life imprisonment for murder in the first degree shall be attended by four or more members of the Parole Board, and a decision to grant such person discretionary parole shall require the concurrence of four or more members present.
More detail
A final deliberation and vote of whether to grant parole to a person not sentenced to life imprisonment requires the attendance of a panel of no fewer than three members of the Parole Board and a concurrence of the majority of members present for such final deliberation and vote.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 716 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded House rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 86-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2House rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 86-N)Major
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (HB1589H3)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m.,March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1589ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N)Minor
- Feb 22Conference substitute printed 25108055D-H2
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Simon, Seibold, Williams
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Obenshain, Perry, Favola
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 19Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25107337D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- Feb 7Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25105084D-EH1
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Feb 3Appropriations Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Jan 25Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 24Committee substitute printed 25105084D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)Minor
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (3-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (3-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 2Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 2Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103424DIntroduced