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2023 SESSION
HB 2169 Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports.
Introduced by: Wren M. Williams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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. This bill is identical to SB 1361.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101466D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23101466D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107190D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/23 House: Conference substitute printed 23107605D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2169ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101466D
- 01/11/23 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/24/23 House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/02/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/05/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time
- 02/06/23 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2169E
- 02/06/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23101466D-E
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/17/23 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107190D-S1
- 02/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23107190D-S1
- 02/21/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2169S1
- 02/21/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 23107190D-S1 (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/23/23 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/23/23 House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/23 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/23 House: Delegates: Williams, Bell, Hope
- 02/23/23 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/23 Senate: Senators: Morrissey, Surovell, Reeves
- 02/25/23 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/23 House: Conference substitute printed 23107605D-H1
- 02/25/23 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/23 House: Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 25-N)
- 02/25/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 25-N)
- 03/07/23 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2169ER)
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/23 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/12/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/12/23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (60-Y 35-N)
- 04/12/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N)
- 04/12/23 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
- 04/12/23 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/12/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 12, 2023
- 05/12/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/24)
- 05/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)