republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-193.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes."
description: "Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. Provides that a person is eligible to be considered for parole if such person (i) was sentenced by a jury after the date of the Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Fishback v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 104 (2000), in which the Supreme Court held that a jury should be instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished, for a felony committed on or after the abolition of parole going into effect on January 1, 1995; (ii) can prove by the preponderance of the evidence that the jury in his case was not instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished; and (iii) remained incarcerated for the offense on July 1, 2026, and the offense was not one of the following: (a) a Class 1 felony; (b) if the victim was a minor, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, or aggravated sexual battery or an attempt to commit any such act; or (c) carnal knowledge. The bill also requires the Parole Board to establish procedures for consideration of parole of persons entitled to it and also provides that any person who is eligible for parole as of July 1, 2026, shall be scheduled for a parole interview no later than July 1, 2027, allowing for extension of time for reasonable cause."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 193"
citation: "Virginia HB 193 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Delores L. McQuinn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69622a3e-239c-4c16-86b5-bcf818674d72"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB193"
source_hash: "1676b27b077cd2ba150db27972cf9ed207e24cd7f5927eb3c1de733bf4c03fd2"
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 193 (2026) — Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.

Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. Provides that a person is eligible to be considered for parole if such person (i) was sentenced by a jury after the date of the Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Fishback v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 104 (2000), in which the Supreme Court held that a jury should be instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished, for a felony committed on or after the abolition of parole going into effect on January 1, 1995; (ii) can prove by the preponderance of the evidence that the jury in his case was not instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished; and (iii) remained incarcerated for the offense on July 1, 2026, and the offense was not one of the following: (a) a Class 1 felony; (b) if the victim was a minor, rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, or aggravated sexual battery or an attempt to commit any such act; or (c) carnal knowledge. The bill also requires the Parole Board to establish procedures for consideration of parole of persons entitled to it and also provides that any person who is eligible for parole as of July 1, 2026, shall be scheduled for a parole interview no later than July 1, 2027, allowing for extension of time for reasonable cause.

## 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/1082811.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217706.PDF)
3. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190914.HTML)
4. **Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1206004.HTML)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213391.PDF)

## Votes

- H VOTE: — **63–35** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **60–35** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **13–1** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — **15–7** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — **15–7** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **26–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Delores L. McQuinn — primary (person)
- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102128D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB193)
- **2026-02-07** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB193)
- **2026-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- **2026-02-13** Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-16** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-09** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Rules suspended
- **2026-03-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 14-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate amendments agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB193ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB193)
- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 367 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69622a3e-239c-4c16-86b5-bcf818674d72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).