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Bill Post-release job search assistance services; DOC, et al., to provide. Department of Corrections; Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; post-release job search assistance services. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall work with the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to provide post-release job search assistance services to assist individuals in finding employment upon release from incarceration and refer such individuals to case management services where eligible from such funds as are available. The bill also requires the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to coordinate implementation and delivery of such post-release job search assistance services with Virginia Workforce System partners, including local workforce development boards. This bill is identical to SB 877. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 1759 Virginia HB 1759 (2025)
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Virginia HB 1759 (2025) — Post-release job search assistance services; DOC, et al., to provide.

Department of Corrections; Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; post-release job search assistance services. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall work with the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to provide post-release job search assistance services to assist individuals in finding employment upon release from incarceration and refer such individuals to case management services where eligible from such funds as are available. The bill also requires the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to coordinate implementation and delivery of such post-release job search assistance services with Virginia Workforce System partners, including local workforce development boards. This bill is identical to SB 877.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. Public Safety Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — 360 (pass) · upper
  • Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Debra D. Gardner — primary (person)
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
  • Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
  • Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100720D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-05 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) referral-committee
  • 2025-01-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1759)
  • 2025-01-21 Assigned PS sub: Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2025-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-24 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-28 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-29 Public Safety Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2025-01-29 Printed as engrossed 25100720D-E
  • 2025-01-30 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-01-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1759)
  • 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-01-31 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2025-02-05 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N) referral-committee
  • 2025-02-07 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-13 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-13 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-14 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-14 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2025-02-14 Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-14 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2025-02-14 Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-18 Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-20 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-20 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1759ER) passage
  • 2025-02-20 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-20 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-23 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1759)
  • 2025-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 194 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2aa8b3ba-beb4-438d-9334-e1ecf3355b44. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).