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Bill

Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.

Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. Provides that a person is eligible to be considered for parole if (i) such person was sentenced by a jury prior to the date of the Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Fishback v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 104 (June 9, 2000), in which the Court held that a jury should be instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished, for a felony committed on or after the abolition of parole going into effect (on January 1, 1995); (ii) the person remained incarcerated for the offense on July 1, 2020; and (iii) the offense was not one of the following: (a) a Class 1 felony; (b) if the victim was a minor, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, or aggravated sexual battery or an attempt to commit such act; or (c) carnal knowledge. The bill also requires the Parole Board to establish procedures for consideration of parole of persons entitled to it and also provides that any person who is eligible for parole as of July 1, 2020, shall be scheduled for a parole interview no later than July 1, 2021, allowing for extension of time for reasonable cause. This bill incorporates SB 821 and is identical to HB 33. The bill contains an emergency clause.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 793

Virginia SB 793 (2020)

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enacted

Jennifer L. McClellan

2020-01-08

2020-04-22

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ocd-bill/ec03b1fe-2cf4-43d8-95c8-67807842afa5

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB793

29bd8679c29e87e70a3335b90c763c13e472eb4d1eb1d3e9b81ad4ee27d7584f

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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us-va

Virginia SB 793 (2020) — Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1272) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB793ER) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB793H1) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB793S1) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB793ER2) (committee substitute) — source
SB793S2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N) — 12–9 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 1-N) — 13–1 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N) — 55–43 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Senate acceded to request (32-Y 8-N) — 32–8 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 42-N) — 51–42 (pass) · lower
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (48-Y 44-N) — 47–44 (pass) · lower
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N) — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N) — 35–5 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) — 30–10 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) — 27–12 (pass) · upper
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — 0–40 (fail) · upper
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103371D introduction
2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
2020-01-17 Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17 Rereferred to Judiciary referral-committee
2020-01-21 Impact statement from DPB (SB793)
2020-01-24 Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law referral-committee
2020-02-03 Incorporates SB821 (morrissey)
2020-02-03 Committee substitute printed 20107401D-S1 substitution
2020-02-03 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 1-N) committee-passage
2020-02-03 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Impact statement from DPB (SB793S1)
2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20107401D-S1
2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB793S1
2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) passage
2020-02-11 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) passage
2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
2020-02-24 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2020-02-24 Committee substitute printed 20108911D-H1 substitution
2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB793H1)
2020-02-26 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-27 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-27 Committee substitute agreed to 20108911D-H1
2020-02-27 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB793H1
2020-02-27 Passed House with substitute (56-Y 43-N) passage
2020-02-27 VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
2020-03-02 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2020-03-03 House insisted on substitute
2020-03-03 House requested conference committee
2020-03-04 Senate acceded to request (32-Y 8-N)
2020-03-04 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05 Conference substitute printed 20109732D-S2
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N)
2020-03-07 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 42-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 42-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-23 Impact statement from DPB (SB793ER)
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 44-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (48-Y 44-N)
2020-04-22 Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB793ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1272 (effective 4/22/20) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec03b1fe-2cf4-43d8-95c8-67807842afa5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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