VirginiaJuveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment.
What it does
Department of Juvenile Justice; commitment of juveniles to Department; petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. Creates a process by which the Department of Juvenile Justice, upon determining that a juvenile currently committed to the Department should continue such commitment beyond the high end of the length of stay guidelines established by the State Board of Juvenile Justice, may petition the court that ordered a juvenile's indeterminate commitment to the Department to extend such juvenile's commitment. The bill requires the Department to file such petition at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the high end of the length of stay range, along with a report on the juvenile's progress.
More detail
If the Department determines fewer than 60 days before expiration that an extension is necessary, it shall file a petition for review that includes a statement explaining the specific circumstances causing the late filing. The bill provides that the court shall schedule a hearing on the petition at which the court shall consider such progress report and may consider additional evidence as described in the bill. The bill provides that, at the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall order either that the juvenile be released or that the juvenile's period of commitment be extended for a period not to exceed six months, provided that such extension does not exceed the limitations for an indeterminate commitment provided by current law. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 877 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 10Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB64ER)Major
- Mar 10EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 27Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Feb 19Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64)
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- Jan 27Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 26Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (12-Y 0-N 3-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Senate committee offered
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64)
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Dec 16Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101681DIntroduced