---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports."
description: "Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2169"
citation: "Virginia HB 2169 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 58
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/609423af-89e9-4811-8fe9-3eedbbbee700"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2169"
source_hash: "1f8469674fcdf8d83bf98c62499c9d2d1816ba95f8f23dcfc36572e9fedc587a"
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 2169 (2023) — Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0805** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0805)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23107190D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2169S1)
3. **Conference substitute printed 23107605D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2169H1)
4. **HB2169ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2169ER)
5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101466D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2169)
6. **Printed as engrossed 23101466D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2169E)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 25-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101466D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB2169)
- **2023-01-24** Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-03** Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB2169E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23101466D-E
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB2169E)
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17** Committee substitute printed 23107190D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB2169S1)
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-21** Committee substitute agreed to 23107190D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2169S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Senate substitute rejected by House 23107190D-S1 (0-Y 95-N)
- **2023-02-22** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
- **2023-02-23** Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-23** Delegates: Williams, Bell, Hope
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-23** Senators: Morrissey, Surovell, Reeves
- **2023-02-25** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-25** Conference substitute printed 23107605D-H1
- **2023-02-25** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 25-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 25-N)
- **2023-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB2169H1)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2169ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB2169ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-04-12** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (60-Y 35-N)
- **2023-04-12** VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N)
- **2023-04-12** Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-04-12** Communicated to Governor
- **2023-04-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 12, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/609423af-89e9-4811-8fe9-3eedbbbee700`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).