---
type: "Bill"
title: "Furloughs from local work release programs; furlough approved by local sheriff."
description: "Furloughs from local work release programs;approval by local sheriff and local chief law-enforcement official.Provides that any furlough permitted by the director of a workrelease program for an offender participating in the work releaseprogram shall be subject to approval by (i) the sheriff of the localjail where the offender is participating in a work release programand (ii) the chief of police, sheriff, or chief law-enforcement officialof the locality in which the prisoner will stay."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 369"
citation: "Virginia HB 369 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert B. Bell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-01-02"
last_action: "2020-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e5d49fb-7c3b-4601-bc54-4d50733a5299"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB369"
source_hash: "7c8c803b6e96ca22d7d9d3e2416382fd9dc9e26385e9b3d3b2dbaea319f90538"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 369 (2020) — Furloughs from local work release programs; furlough approved by local sheriff.

Furloughs from local work release programs;approval by local sheriff and local chief law-enforcement official.Provides that any furlough permitted by the director of a workrelease program for an offender participating in the work releaseprogram shall be subject to approval by (i) the sheriff of the localjail where the offender is participating in a work release programand (ii) the chief of police, sheriff, or chief law-enforcement officialof the locality in which the prisoner will stay.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0004)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB369ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB369ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB369H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB369H1)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB369)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB369)

## Votes

- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) — **33–6** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert B. Bell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-02** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100325D `introduction`
- **2020-01-02** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-15** Assigned PS sub: Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB369)
- **2020-01-23** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-24** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-24** Committee substitute printed 20106567D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-29** Committee substitute agreed to 20106567D-H1
- **2020-01-29** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB369H1
- **2020-01-30** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-01-30** VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-01-31** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB369H1)
- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-11** Reading of amendments waived
- **2020-02-11** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-02-11** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-13** Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-13** VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-14** Enrolled
- **2020-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB369ER)
- **2020-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-17** Signed by President
- **2020-02-18** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2020
- **2020-02-18** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 25, 2020
- **2020-02-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e5d49fb-7c3b-4601-bc54-4d50733a5299`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).