republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-2038.md

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Bill	Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.	Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations. Limits the amount of active incarceration a court can impose as a result of a revocation hearing for a probation violation. The bill provides that if the court finds the basis of a violation of the terms and conditions of a suspended sentence or probation is that the defendant was convicted of a criminal offense or violated another condition other than a technical violation, the court may pronounce whatever sentence might have been originally imposed. The bill defines "technical violation" and provides specific limitations on the sentence a court may impose depending on whether the violation is a first, second, or third or subsequent technical violation. The bill also provides that a court may fix the period of probation for up to the statutory maximum period for which the defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned and any period of supervised probation shall not exceed five years from the release of the defendant from any active period of incarceration. The bill also provides that a court must measure any period of suspension of sentence from the date of entry of the original sentencing order.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2021	HB 2038	Virginia HB 2038 (2021)	bill		enacted	Don L. Scott	6	52	11	2021-01-12	2021-04-07	openstates	ocd-bill/9c2730e8-fe2d-4822-8407-c2b7032fd32a	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2038	8e36299c631fe1018a922ac12effc1e9589ce8049b980defe1a71583c67a519b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 2038 (2021) — Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.

Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations. Limits the amount of active incarceration a court can impose as a result of a revocation hearing for a probation violation. The bill provides that if the court finds the basis of a violation of the terms and conditions of a suspended sentence or probation is that the defendant was convicted of a criminal offense or violated another condition other than a technical violation, the court may pronounce whatever sentence might have been originally imposed. The bill defines "technical violation" and provides specific limitations on the sentence a court may impose depending on whether the violation is a first, second, or third or subsequent technical violation. The bill also provides that a court may fix the period of probation for up to the statutory maximum period for which the defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned and any period of supervised probation shall not exceed five years from the release of the defendant from any active period of incarceration. The bill also provides that a court must measure any period of suspension of sentence from the date of entry of the original sentencing order.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0538 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 21103781D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Committee substitute printed 21200410D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB2038ER (committee substitute) — source
5. HB2038ER2 (committee substitute) — source
6. HB2038H2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 10-N) — 11–10 (pass) · lower
• Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) — 23–16 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 42-N) — 56–42 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N) — 56–43 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 39-N) — 56–39 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) — 32–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
• Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) — 22–17 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Don L. Scott — primary (person)
• Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
• Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
• Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
• Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
• Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
• Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
• Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
• Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
• Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
• Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
• David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
• David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
• David W. Marsden — cosponsor (person)
• Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
• Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
• Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
• George L. Barker — cosponsor (person)
• Ghazala F. Hashmi — cosponsor (person)
• Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
• Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
• J. Chapman Petersen — cosponsor (person)
• Janet D. Howell — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
• Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
• Jeremy S. McPike — cosponsor (person)
• Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — cosponsor (person)
• John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
• John S. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
• Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
• Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
• Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
• L. Louise Lucas — cosponsor (person)
• Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
• Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
• Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
• Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
• Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
• Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Mamie E. Locke — cosponsor (person)
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
• Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
• Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
• Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
• Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
• Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
• Nancy D. Guy — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
• Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
• R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Richard L. Saslaw — cosponsor (person)
• Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
• Roslyn C. Tyler — cosponsor (person)
• Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
• Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — cosponsor (person)
• Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
• Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
• Steve E. Heretick — cosponsor (person)
• Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)
• T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
• Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102555D 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 Impact statement from DPB (HB2038)
• 2021-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
• 2021-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
• 2021-01-27 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2021-01-27 Committee substitute printed 21103781D-H1 substitution
• 2021-01-27 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 10-N) committee-passage
• 2021-01-28 Read first time reading-1
• 2021-01-29 Floor substitute printed 21104033D-H2 (Scott)
• 2021-01-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-01-29 Committee substitute rejected 21103781D-H1
• 2021-01-29 Substitute by Delegate Scott agreed to 21104033D-H2
• 2021-01-29 Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2038H2
• 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 43-N) passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-01 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)
• 2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-02-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB2038H2)
• 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-10 Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2021-02-17 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
• 2021-02-17 Committee substitute printed 21200410D-S1 substitution
• 2021-02-19 Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-22 Read third time reading-3
• 2021-02-22 Reading of substitute waived
• 2021-02-22 Committee substitute agreed to 21200410D-S1
• 2021-02-22 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2038S1
• 2021-02-22 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) passage
• 2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2038S1)
• 2021-02-23 Placed on Calendar
• 2021-02-23 Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200410D-S1 (57-Y 39-N)
• 2021-02-23 VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 39-N)
• 2021-02-25 Enrolled
• 2021-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB2038ER)
• 2021-02-25 Signed by President
• 2021-02-26 Signed by Speaker
• 2021-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
• 2021-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
• 2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar
• 2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 42-N)
• 2021-04-07 VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 42-N)
• 2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
• 2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
• 2021-04-07 Reenrolled
• 2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (HB2038ER2)
• 2021-04-07 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
• 2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/21) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9c2730e8-fe2d-4822-8407-c2b7032fd32a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).