Virginia Senate Bill 1361 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Parole Board; eligibility determinations; reports. Removes provisions that exempted from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the records of the Parole Board. The bill requires the Board to (i) adopt rules regarding parole eligibility as set forth in the bill; (ii) publish the statement of actions taken by the Board by the fifteenth day of each month; (iii) include in such statement individualized reasons for the granting or denial of parole and the vote of each member; (iv) conduct final deliberations and votes on parole decisions at public meetings; (v) publish an annual report that summarizes actions taken by the Board during the prior year; and (vi) provide a prisoner or his attorney with all information, other than the personal information of the victim, gathered by the Board during an investigation, provided that such information shall not be further disclosed, reproduced, copied, or disseminated. Parole Board; eligibility determinations; reports. Removes provisions that exempted from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the records of the Parole Board. The bill requires the Board to (i) adopt rules regarding parole eligibility as set forth in the bill; (ii) publish the statement of actions taken by the Board by the fifteenth day of each month; (iii) include in such statement individualized reasons for the granting or denial of parole and the vote of each member; (iv) conduct final deliberations and votes on parole decisions at public meetings; (v) publish an annual report that summarizes actions taken by the Board during the prior year; and (vi) provide a prisoner or his attorney with all information, other than the personal information of the victim, gathered by the Board during an investigation, provided that such information shall not be further disclosed, reproduced, copied, or disseminated. The bill provides that final discharges may be issued by the Board only upon approval by a majority of Board members and requires the Board to publish an annual report regarding such final discharges, with items specified in the bill. The bill also requires the Board, prior to making any decision to grant discretionary parole to an inmate, to have discussed and debated such decision at a meeting at which a majority of the Board members were present. The bill requires, in cases in which the Board grants discretionary parole to an inmate, each Board member to identify his reasoning for such decision at the time such member's vote is cast. The bill requires that parole review hearings include a live interview of the prisoner, which may be conducted in person or by videoconference or telephone, and, absent imminent death or other extraordinary circumstances, prohibits the Board from granting parole to any prisoner who has not received a live interview within the prior calendar year. The bill also allows the victim of the crime for which the prisoner is incarcerated to present testimony to the Board by virtual means. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024.

Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports.

Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]

Sen. Bryce Reeves [R]

2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) (Y: 18 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 23-N) (Y: 66 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2023-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 41-N) (Y: 53 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) (Y: 2 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) (Y: 27 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 2-N 2-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 4-N) (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806)
2023-05-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 806 (effective 7/1/24)
2023-04-12	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
2023-03-27	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1361ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-25	Senate	Substitute bill reprinted 23107600D-S3
2023-02-25	Senate	Conference substitute printed 23107600D-S3
2023-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 23-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 23-N)
2023-02-25	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2023-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Williams, Bell, Hope
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-23	Senate	Senators: Morrissey, Favola, Norment
2023-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	House requested conference committee
2023-02-23	House	House insisted on substitute
2023-02-23	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 41-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House with substitute (53-Y 41-N)
2023-02-23	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1361H1
2023-02-23	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23107021D-H1
2023-02-23	House	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Committee substitute printed 23107021D-H1
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
2023-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2023-02-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-06	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1361S2
2023-02-03	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 23105791D-S2
2023-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-03	Senate	Rules Committee substitute rejected 23104980D-S1
2023-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-03	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 2-N 2-A)
2023-02-01	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105791D-S2
2023-01-27	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23104980D-S1
2023-01-27	Senate	Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 4-N)
2023-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2023-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101701D

HB2169 (Same As) 2023-05-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3703	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	134	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	136	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	155	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1361
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1361+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1361S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1361S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1361H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1361S3+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1361ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0806+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104980D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23107021D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1361AC
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1361AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1361F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1361FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1361FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1361FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1361FS3122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1361FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S10V0024+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0205+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0212SB1361+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0267SB1361+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0224+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0320+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0884SB1361+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0911SB1361+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2291+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1002SB1361+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2403+SB1361
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1038SB1361+SB1361