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PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE, APPROVED BY GOVERNOR

HB 2169 Parole Board; decision requirements; annual reports. 
Introduced by: Wren M. Williams [R]
Requires the Parole Board (the Board), prior to making any decision to grant discretionary parole to an inmate, to discuss and debate such decision at a meeting at which all Board members are present. The bill requires, in cases in which the Board grants discretionary parole to an inmate, each Board member to identify his reasoning for such decision at the time such member's vote is cast. The bill requires that parole review hearings include a live interview of the prisoner, which may be conducted in person or by videoconference or telephone, and, absent imminent death or other extraordinary circumstances, prohibits the Board from granting parole to any prisoner who has not received a live interview within the prior calendar year. The bill provides that final discharges may be issued by the Board only upon approval by a majority of Board members and requires the Board to publish an annual report regarding such final discharges, with items specified in the bill. The bill requires the Board to contact the victim of the crime for which the prisoner is incarcerated prior to making any decision to release the prisoner on discretionary parole and allows the victim to present testimony to the Board by virtual means. Under current law, the Board is required to endeavor diligently to contact the victim prior to making such decision.

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02/03/23  House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)

02/06/23  House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)

02/21/23  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N)
02/22/23  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 23107190D-S1 (0-Y 95-N)
02/22/23  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
02/23/23  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/23  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
02/23/23  House: House acceded to request
02/23/23  House: Conferees appointed by House
02/23/23  House: Delegates: Williams, Bell, Hope
02/23/23  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
02/23/23  Senate: Senators: Morrissey, Surovell, Reeves

02/25/23  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/25/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 25-N)

03/27/23  House: Governor's recommendation received by House

04/12/23  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (60-Y 35-N)
04/12/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N)
04/12/23  Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
04/12/23  Senate: Communicated to Governor

05/12/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/24)

05/12/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)

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SB 1361 Parole Board; membership; eligibility determinations; reports. 
Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey [D]

Note:  This bill is identical to HB 2169, see above.

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05/12/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 806 (effective 7/1/24)
05/12/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806)

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PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE, PENDING GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL

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SJ 273 Confirming Governor's appointments; June 1.

Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. [D] PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE
Confirming Governor's appointments; June 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly June 1, 2022.

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01/20/23  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23100008D
01/20/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

01/31/23  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 0-N)

02/07/23  Senate: Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

02/08/23  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

02/08/23  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
02/09/23  House: Taken up
02/09/23  House: Agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/09/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)​

02/09/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ273ER)

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HB 1458 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.  FAILED
Introduced by: Jason S. Ballard [R]
Expands the list of offenses that prohibit a person from petitioning the Parole Board for conditional release as a geriatric prisoner.

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12/23/22  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety

01/31/23  House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2

02/02/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

02/03/23  House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)

02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)

02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

02/17/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N)

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HB 2412 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, review hearings. FAILED.
Introduced by: Ellen H. Campbell [R]
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release; review hearings. Directs the Parole Board to review annually all petitions for geriatric conditional release. The bill provides that the Parole Board may, however, defer subsequent hearings for up to three years if an initial hearing was held and the petition for conditional release was denied. The bill also requires that, in situations in which a person who is otherwise eligible for parole under current law also files a petition for geriatric conditional release, the Parole Board conduct the reviews for such parole and conditional release at a single hearing.

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01/18/23  House: Unanimous consent to introduce
01/18/23  House: Presented and ordered printed 23102386D
01/18/23  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/24/23  House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
02/02/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
02/03/23  House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)

02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

02/17/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 5-N)

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SB 917 Application of parole statutes for juveniles and persons committed upon felony offenses committed.   FAILED.
Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey [D]
Application of parole statutes for juveniles and persons committed upon felony offenses committed on or after January 1, 1995. Repeals the abolition of parole. The bill requires the Virginia Parole Board to establish procedures for consideration of parole for persons who were previously ineligible for parole because parole was abolished and to allow for an extension of time for the scheduling of a parole interview for reasonable cause.

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01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103134D
01/06/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

01/13/23  Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
01/13/23  Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary

01/30/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 7-N)

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SB 1247 Parole Board; decision requirements; annual reports. FAILED
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain [R]
Requires the Parole Board (the Board), prior to making any decision to grant discretionary parole to an inmate, to discuss and debate such decision at a meeting at which all Board members are present. The bill requires, in cases in which the Board grants discretionary parole to an inmate, each Board member to identify his reasoning for such decision at the time such member's vote is cast. The bill requires that parole review hearings include a live interview of the prisoner, which may be conducted in person or by videoconference or telephone, and, absent imminent death or other extraordinary circumstances, prohibits the Board from granting parole to any prisoner who has not received a live interview within the prior calendar year. The bill provides that final discharges may be issued by the Board only upon approval by a majority of Board members and requires the Board to publish an annual report regarding such final discharges, with items specified in the bill. The bill requires the Board to contact the victim of the crime for which the prisoner is incarcerated prior to making any decision to release the prisoner on discretionary parole and allows the victim to present testimony to the Board by virtual means. Under current law, the Board is required to endeavor diligently to contact the victim prior to making such decision.

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01/10/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101059D
01/10/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

01/20/23  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 9-N)