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type: "Bill"
title: "Probationer; arrest without a warrant, timeframe for service of process."
description: "Arrest of probationer without a warrant; timeframe for service of process. Provides that upon the arrest of a probationer, the probation officer shall forthwith, but in all cases no later than three business days after the arrest of the probationer, (i) submit a copy of any written statement alleging a violation of the terms and conditions of parole or probation, including all relevant case numbers, to the local attorney for the Commonwealth and the clerk of court for the circuit court responsible for supervision of the probationer and advise such persons of his arrest and (ii) request the circuit court of the sentencing jurisdiction to promptly issue a capias or bench warrant for the alleged violation contained in the written statement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 2242"
citation: "Virginia HB 2242 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katrina Callsen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77f1580f-05b7-4094-b57c-9807938bda2e"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2242"
source_hash: "1011ed66b10a1212a9657178977c56842af34cae27bb04f263bdb7a18cd2af9f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 2242 (2025) — Probationer; arrest without a warrant, timeframe for service of process.
Arrest of probationer without a warrant; timeframe for service of process. Provides that upon the arrest of a probationer, the probation officer shall forthwith, but in all cases no later than three business days after the arrest of the probationer, (i) submit a copy of any written statement alleging a violation of the terms and conditions of parole or probation, including all relevant case numbers, to the local attorney for the Commonwealth and the clerk of court for the circuit court responsible for supervision of the probationer and advise such persons of his arrest and (ii) request the circuit court of the sentencing jurisdiction to promptly issue a capias or bench warrant for the alleged violation contained in the written statement.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015691.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074348.PDF)
3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027118.PDF)
4. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055118.HTML)
5. **Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062459.HTML)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067037.PDF)
## Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
- Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) — **961** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **960** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Will Davis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104534D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-18** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2025-01-24** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24** Committee substitute printed 25105854D-H1 `substitution`
- **2025-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2242)
- **2025-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- **2025-01-29** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2025-01-30** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2025-01-31** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-18** Rules suspended
- **2025-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-18** Passed by for the day
- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Reading of amendments waived
- **2025-02-19** Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-19** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2025-02-19** Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2242ER) `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 (HB2242)
- **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** Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77f1580f-05b7-4094-b57c-9807938bda2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).