VirginiaVirginia Parole Board; investigation of cases for executive clemency.
What it does
Virginia Parole Board; investigation of cases for executive clemency. Requires all public bodies engaged in criminal law-enforcement activities to provide, to the extent permitted by law, copies of certain specified records upon request by the Virginia Parole Board related to cases in which executive clemency is sought or the Virginia Parole Board believes action on the part of the Governor is proper or in the best interest of the Commonwealth. The bill specifies that records of any general district court, juvenile and domestic relations district court, or circuit court and the Department of Forensic Science shall be subject to such provisions and that any records requested shall be provided to the Virginia Parole Board at no cost.
More detail
The bill requires any requested records be provided within 30 working days of receiving the request. Additionally, the bill specifies that records obtained pursuant to such request shall be excluded from mandatory public disclosure in the same manner as the correspondence and working papers of the Office of the Governor under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 12 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1692)
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1692ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 17Courts of Justice Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 17Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1692)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Printed as engrossed 25100761D-E
- Jan 29Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 29Public Safety Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1692)
- Jan 14Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 13Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 4Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 4Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100761DIntroduced