HB1589
Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, membership, voting requirements, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Chief Patron:
Wren Williams (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Powers and duties of Parole Board; voting requirements; meetings.
Increases the Parole Board from up to five members to 10 members, five of whom are to be appointed by the Governor, three of whom are to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and two of whom are to be appointed by the Chairman of the ... (More) Senate Committee on Rules. The bill provides that except for a public meeting convened for conducting the final deliberation and vote regarding whether the Parole Board will grant parole to a prisoner, a meeting of the Parole Board members, regardless of whether such members invite staff or other guests to participate in such meeting, shall not be deemed a meeting subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103424D
- 01/02/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (3-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105084D-H1
- 01/25/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Appropriations Amendments agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25105084D-EH1
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/11/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107337D-S1
- 02/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Perry, Favola
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Simon, Seibold, Williams
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25108055D-H2
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1589ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1589)
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m.,March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB1589H3)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 86-N)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
