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VA SB 222

in committee

Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael J. Jonesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103290D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-09

    Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Continued to next session in Rehabilitation and Social Services

    2026-01-30 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB222

Attribution

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