SB64
Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 end of the high end of the length of stay range and to file an accompanying report describing the juvenile's progress while committed to the Department. 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. This bill is 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
- 01/27/2026 - 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
