HB318
Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 13, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB318)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (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) to at least 11 members, five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor within 60 days of inauguration, three of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates within 60 days after a new House ... (More) is sworn in after an election, and three of whom shall be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules within 60 days after a new Senate is 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 an effective date of July 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104539D
- 01/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/20/2026 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB318)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107070D-H1
- 02/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB318)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2026 - House: Motion to refer to Appropriations agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 29-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB318)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108306D-S1
- 02/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB318)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/09/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/10/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/10/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hope, Seibold, Wachsmann
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, VanValkenburg, Jordan
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109727D-H2
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 29-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB318)
