VA SB936 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-06 - Referred to Committee on the Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-06 - Referred to Committee on the Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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 in the interests of justice and may do so without a hearing.
Title
Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Courts of Justice |
| 2025-01-06 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103378D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB936 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB936/text/SB936 |
