SB64
Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/16/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101681D
- 12/16/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/24/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB64ER)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
