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Bill Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration. Parole; notice and certification; monthly reports; discretionary early consideration. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall set the release date for an inmate granted discretionary parole or conditional release no sooner than 30 business days from the date that the Department of Corrections receives notification from the Chairman of the Parole Board of the Board's decision to grant discretionary parole or conditional release, except that the Department of Corrections may set an earlier release date in the case of a terminally ill inmate granted conditional release. The bill provides that in the case of an inmate granted parole who was convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of 10 or more years, or an inmate granted conditional release, the Board shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth in the jurisdiction where the inmate was sentenced (i) by electronic means at least 21 business days prior to such inmate's release that such inmate has been granted discretionary parole or conditional release or (ii) by telephone or other electronic means prior to release that a terminally ill inmate has been granted conditional release where death is imminent. The bill requires that the monthly reports issued by the Board regarding actions taken on the parole of prisoners (a) be published on the fifteenth day of the month and (b) include the offenses of which prisoners considered for parole were convicted, the jurisdictions in which such offenses were committed, and the amount of time served by such prisoners. However, a prisoner's name shall be included on the report only if the attorney for the Commonwealth and any victims have been notified; otherwise, inclusion on the report is delayed to the following month. The bill also provides that if additional victim research is necessary, electronic notification shall be sent to the attorney for the Commonwealth and the director of the victim/witness program, if one exists, of the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred. The bill provides that the provisions regarding the monthly reports issued by the Board shall become effective on July 1, 2022. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 2167 Virginia HB 2167 (2021)
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Virginia HB 2167 (2021) — Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.

Parole; notice and certification; monthly reports; discretionary early consideration. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall set the release date for an inmate granted discretionary parole or conditional release no sooner than 30 business days from the date that the Department of Corrections receives notification from the Chairman of the Parole Board of the Board's decision to grant discretionary parole or conditional release, except that the Department of Corrections may set an earlier release date in the case of a terminally ill inmate granted conditional release. The bill provides that in the case of an inmate granted parole who was convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of 10 or more years, or an inmate granted conditional release, the Board shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth in the jurisdiction where the inmate was sentenced (i) by electronic means at least 21 business days prior to such inmate's release that such inmate has been granted discretionary parole or conditional release or (ii) by telephone or other electronic means prior to release that a terminally ill inmate has been granted conditional release where death is imminent. The bill requires that the monthly reports issued by the Board regarding actions taken on the parole of prisoners (a) be published on the fifteenth day of the month and (b) include the offenses of which prisoners considered for parole were convicted, the jurisdictions in which such offenses were committed, and the amount of time served by such prisoners. However, a prisoner's name shall be included on the report only if the attorney for the Commonwealth and any victims have been notified; otherwise, inclusion on the report is delayed to the following month. The bill also provides that if additional victim research is necessary, electronic notification shall be sent to the attorney for the Commonwealth and the director of the victim/witness program, if one exists, of the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred. The bill provides that the provisions regarding the monthly reports issued by the Board shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0545 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21104290D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 21200007D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB2167ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB2167ER2 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102627D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) — 097 (fail) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N) — 363 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (39-Y 1-N) — 381 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N) — 2018 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Don L. Scott — primary (person)
  • Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
  • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
  • Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — 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 21102627D introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2021-01-19 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2021-01-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB2167)
  • 2021-01-29 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-03 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-03 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-03 Committee substitute printed 21104290D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 21104290D-H1
  • 2021-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2167H1
  • 2021-02-05 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-05 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB2167H1)
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-12 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-12 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-12 Committee substitute printed 21200007D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-02-12 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-02-16 Impact statement from DPB (HB2167S1)
  • 2021-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-17 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-18 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-18 Committee substitute agreed to 21200007D-S1
  • 2021-02-18 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2167S1
  • 2021-02-18 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2021-02-18 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-18 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2021-02-22 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-22 Senate substitute rejected by House 21200007D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
  • 2021-02-22 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
  • 2021-02-23 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-23 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2021-02-24 House acceded to request
  • 2021-02-24 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2021-02-25 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2021-02-27 Amended by conference committee
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (97-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N)
  • 2021-03-09 Enrolled
  • 2021-03-09 Signed by President
  • 2021-03-11 Impact statement from DPB (HB2167ER)
  • 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
  • 2021-03-18 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-04-07 VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (HB2167ER2)
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 545 (effective 7/1/21) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a47c5af3-2d55-402a-8475-b49b24436689. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).