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| Bill | Juvenile offenders; youth justice diversion programs. | Juvenile offenders; youth justice diversion programs. Authorizes any jurisdiction to establish a youth justice diversion program, defined in the bill as a diversionary program that (i) is monitored by a local youth justice diversion program advisory committee; (ii) uses juvenile volunteers as lawyers, jurors, and other court personnel; (iii) uses volunteer attorneys as judges; (iv) conducts peer trials, subject to the juvenile and domestic relations court's jurisdiction, of juveniles who are referred to the program by an intake officer; and (v) imposes various sentences emphasizing restitution, rehabilitation, accountability, competency building, and education, but not incarceration. The bill provides that a jurisdiction may establish a youth justice diversion program upon establishment of a local youth justice diversion program advisory committee and approval of the program by the chief judge of the juvenile and domestic relations court that serves such jurisdiction The bill requires each local youth justice diversion program advisory committee to establish criteria for the eligibility and participation of juveniles alleged to have committed a delinquent act other than an act that would be a felony or a Class 1 misdemeanor if committed by an adult, with the consent of the juvenile's parent or legal guardian, and to establish policies and procedures for the operation of such program. The bill provides that whenever an intake officer takes informal action on a complaint alleging that a child committed a delinquent act other than an act that would be a felony or a Class 1 misdemeanor if committed by an adult, the intake officer may refer the juvenile to a youth justice diversion program. The bill also adds provisions that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall develop a statewide evaluation model and conduct ongoing evaluations of the effectiveness and efficiency of youth justice diversion programs and report these evaluations to the General Assembly by December 1 of each year. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 2017 | Virginia HB 2017 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 2017 (2021) — Juvenile offenders; youth justice diversion programs.
Juvenile offenders; youth justice diversion programs. Authorizes any jurisdiction to establish a youth justice diversion program, defined in the bill as a diversionary program that (i) is monitored by a local youth justice diversion program advisory committee; (ii) uses juvenile volunteers as lawyers, jurors, and other court personnel; (iii) uses volunteer attorneys as judges; (iv) conducts peer trials, subject to the juvenile and domestic relations court's jurisdiction, of juveniles who are referred to the program by an intake officer; and (v) imposes various sentences emphasizing restitution, rehabilitation, accountability, competency building, and education, but not incarceration. The bill provides that a jurisdiction may establish a youth justice diversion program upon establishment of a local youth justice diversion program advisory committee and approval of the program by the chief judge of the juvenile and domestic relations court that serves such jurisdiction The bill requires each local youth justice diversion program advisory committee to establish criteria for the eligibility and participation of juveniles alleged to have committed a delinquent act other than an act that would be a felony or a Class 1 misdemeanor if committed by an adult, with the consent of the juvenile's parent or legal guardian, and to establish policies and procedures for the operation of such program. The bill provides that whenever an intake officer takes informal action on a complaint alleging that a child committed a delinquent act other than an act that would be a felony or a Class 1 misdemeanor if committed by an adult, the intake officer may refer the juvenile to a youth justice diversion program. The bill also adds provisions that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall develop a statewide evaluation model and conduct ongoing evaluations of the effectiveness and efficiency of youth justice diversion programs and report these evaluations to the General Assembly by December 1 of each year.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0457 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21102998D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2017ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101705D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Michael P. Mullin — primary (person)
- Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101705D
introduction - 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2021-01-21 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2021-01-22 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-27 Committee substitute printed 21102998D-H1
substitution - 2021-01-27 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-28 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-01-29 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-01-29 Committee substitute agreed to 21102998D-H1
- 2021-01-29 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2017H1
- 2021-01-30 Impact statement from DPB (HB2017H1)
- 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-01 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-16 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-17 Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2021-02-22 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-25 Reading of amendments waived
- 2021-02-25 Committee amendments agreed to
- 2021-02-25 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2021-02-25 Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-25 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-25 Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-25 VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 2021-03-09 Enrolled
- 2021-03-09 Signed by President
- 2021-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB2017ER)
- 2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 457 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e62809d0-77fb-4f48-96cd-9c2d25cd37e2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).