SB60
Va. Parole Board; powers and duties, parole procedures and considerations for juvenile offenders.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties; juvenile offenders; parole procedures and considerations.
Increases the members of the Virginia Parole Board (the Board) from up to five to nine members, five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor within 60 days of inauguration, two of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates within 60 days of a ... (More) new House being sworn in during a Senate election year, and two of whom shall be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules within 60 days of a new Senate being sworn in after an election, and all of whom shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, if in session when such appointment is made, and if not in session, then at its next succeeding session. The bill specifies that all members of the Board shall have significant professional experience working in criminal law, corrections, reentry and community services, or victim services and that the Board members appointed by the Governor shall include (i) an attorney with significant experience in criminal prosecution; (ii) an attorney with significant experience in criminal defense; (iii) a qualified mental health professional with relevant background in adolescent development, trauma responses, psychology, and decision-making; and (iv) a representative of a crime victims organization or a victim of crime. These provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/08/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102029D
- 12/08/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB60)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105956D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB60)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107382D-S2
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB60)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/17/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108328D-H1
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 4-N)
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reconsidered by Public Safety
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (17-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB60)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/25/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/25/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/25/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/25/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (69-Y 29-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB60ER)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB60)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
