VA HB2141 | 2021 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 2141 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Parole; investigation prior to release. Requires the Parole Board to contact the victim, replacing the current requirement to "endeavor diligently" to contact the victim, prior to making any decision to release any inmate on discretionary parole and allows the victim to present virtual testimony to the Board concerning the impact that the release of the prisoner will have on the victim.

Title

Parole; investigation prior to release.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100663D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
53	1	155	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2141
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2141+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2141F122+PDF