VA HB1589 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Delegates: Simon, Seibold, Williams
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Delegates: Simon, Seibold, Williams
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Powers and duties of Parole Board; voting requirements; meetings. Increases the Parole Board from up to five members to 10 members. The bill provides that except for a public meeting convened for conducting the final deliberation and vote regarding whether the Parole Board will grant parole to a prisoner, a meeting of the Parole Board members, regardless of whether such members invite staff or other guests to participate in such meeting, shall not be deemed a meeting subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill also provides that the final deliberation and vote of whether to grant parole to a person serving life imprisonment shall be attended by four or more members of the Parole Board, and a decision to grant such person discretionary parole shall require the concurrence of four or more members present. A final deliberation and vote of whether to grant parole to a person not sentenced to life imprisonment requires the attendance of a panel of no fewer than three members of the Parole Board and a concurrence of the majority of members present for such final deliberation and vote. The bill also removes the authority of the Parole Board to establish the conditions or revoke any period of postrelease supervision of a felon serving a period of postrelease supervision.
Title
Va. Parole Board; powers and duties, increases membership, voting requirements, etc., effective date
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-20 - Senate - Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) (Y: 0 N: 96 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-02-18 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - Senate - Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N) (Y: 61 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-23 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) (Y: 0 N: 96 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-02-18 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-07 - Senate - Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N) (Y: 61 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-23 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | House | Delegates: Simon, Seibold, Williams |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senators: Obenshain, Perry, Favola |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2025-02-20 | House | House acceded to request |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate requested conference committee |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589) |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 25107337D-S1 |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589) |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Printed as engrossed 25105084D-EH1 |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Appropriations Amendments agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Public Safety Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589) |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-25 | House | Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Committee substitute printed 25105084D-H1 |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (3-Y 2-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Assigned PS sub: Public Safety |
| 2025-01-02 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2025-01-02 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103424D |
