Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.
Parole; eligibility; youthful offenders. Expands the eligibility requirements for juvenile parole to include (i) any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was 20 years of age or younger and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence and (ii) any person who has active sentences that total more than 20 years for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was 20 years of age or younger and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence. Under current law, only a person who was a juvenile when he committed any such offense is eligible for juvenile parole.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-09 | Status | introduced |
| 2026-01-30 | Latest Action | S Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1464 | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | enrolled |
| HB 217 | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. | enrolled |
| SB 749 | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. | enrolled |
| SB 812 | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | enrolled |
| HB 1013 | Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc. | passed_lower |
| HB 1414 | Children; certain injuries to be reported by physicians, etc., penalties for failure to report. | enrolled |
| HB 1015 | Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited. | enrolled |
| HB 1030 | Parole; discretionary criteria guidelines. | enrolled |