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Bill Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction. Establishes criteria for which a defendant's supervised probation period shall be reduced, including completing qualifying educational activities, maintaining verifiable employment, complying with or completing any state-certified or state-approved mental health or substance abuse treatment program, securing and maintaining qualifying health insurance or a qualifying health care plan, and obtaining housing and establishing residence. The bill provides that a court may decrease a defendant's probation period if warranted by the defendant's conduct and may do so without a hearing, but the court may also revoke any credits accrued after a hearing for any reason the court deems necessary and in the interest of the health and safety of the public. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the General Assembly on (i) current practices for community supervision as it relates to monitoring engagement and attainment included in Executive Order 36 (2024) and (ii) recommendations for court-ordered modification of time served on supervised probation. However, no recommendation shall be considered that allows the probationer (a) to receive credits while being in technical violation of his probation or (b) to receive more than 150 days of credit in one calendar year for a modified term. The work group shall take into consideration the impact of a reduced period of supervised probation on probationers who were released from incarceration due to sentence reductions pursuant to relevant law. The work group shall submit an executive summary and report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. Except for the provision requiring the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the Governor and General Assembly, the provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 936. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2252 Virginia HB 2252 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2252 (2025) — Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report.

Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction. Establishes criteria for which a defendant's supervised probation period shall be reduced, including completing qualifying educational activities, maintaining verifiable employment, complying with or completing any state-certified or state-approved mental health or substance abuse treatment program, securing and maintaining qualifying health insurance or a qualifying health care plan, and obtaining housing and establishing residence. The bill provides that a court may decrease a defendant's probation period if warranted by the defendant's conduct and may do so without a hearing, but the court may also revoke any credits accrued after a hearing for any reason the court deems necessary and in the interest of the health and safety of the public. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the General Assembly on (i) current practices for community supervision as it relates to monitoring engagement and attainment included in Executive Order 36 (2024) and (ii) recommendations for court-ordered modification of time served on supervised probation. However, no recommendation shall be considered that allows the probationer (a) to receive credits while being in technical violation of his probation or (b) to receive more than 150 days of credit in one calendar year for a modified term. The work group shall take into consideration the impact of a reduced period of supervised probation on probationers who were released from incarceration due to sentence reductions pursuant to relevant law. The work group shall submit an executive summary and report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. Except for the provision requiring the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the Governor and General Assembly, the provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 936.

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. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  6. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  7. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  8. Governor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  9. Governor's Recommendation (committee substitute) — source
  10. Reenrolled (committee substitute) — source
  11. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) — 15–7 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 4-N) — 35–4 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House (56-Y 40-N) — 56–40 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
  • Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N) — 3–95 (fail) · lower
  • House concurred in Governor's recommendation (73-Y 22-N) — 73–22 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N) — 67–30 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Wren M. Williams — primary (person)
  • Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102820D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-21 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2025-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N)
  • 2025-01-24 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-28 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-29 Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2025-01-29 Printed as engrossed 25102820D-E
  • 2025-01-30 Read third time and passed House (56-Y 40-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-01-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2252)
  • 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-01-31 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Committee substitute printed 25107100D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2252)
  • 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 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-17 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-02-17 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-18 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 4-N) passage
  • 2025-02-20 Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N)
  • 2025-02-20 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-02-20 Senate requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2025-02-20 House acceded to request
  • 2025-02-20 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2025-02-20 Senators: Craig, Favola, Carroll Foy
  • 2025-02-20 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2025-02-20 Delegates: Callsen, Cousins, Williams
  • 2025-02-22 Amended by conference committee
  • 2025-02-22 Conference substitute printed 25107905D-H1
  • 2025-02-22 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-22 Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 30-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2252)
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2252ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2252)
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Governor's recommendation received by House executive-veto-line-item
  • 2025-03-24 Governor's substitute printed (HB2252H2)
  • 2025-04-02 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (73-Y 22-N)
  • 2025-04-02 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)
  • 2025-04-02 Governor's recommendation adopted executive-signature
  • 2025-04-02 Reenrolled enrolled
  • 2025-04-02 Reenrolled bill text (HB2252ER2) enrolled
  • 2025-04-02 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2025-04-02 Signed by President as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2025-04-02 Enacted, Chapter 657 (Effective - see bill) became-law
  • 2025-04-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9e0176dc-93e6-4165-a88d-e12d3ccf9b26. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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