Bills affecting Formerly incarcerated or family of in Virginia — 2026 session

Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.

Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.

State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training.

State correctional facilities; participation of prisoners in employment & education program, report.

Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, Parole Board shall promulgate regulations.

Virginia Parole Board; increases membership, appointment of members, powers and duties.

Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; membership, definition of "employee."

Drug-related investigations; use of confidential informants.

Person arrested for a felony; release of accused on secured or unsecured bond.

Probation and parole officers; subscriber agreements with clerks' offices.

Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations.

Deferred dispos. in criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.

Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.

Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.

Proceedings deferred; payment of costs.

Probation; decreasing period.

Parole; discretionary criteria guidelines, delayed effective date.

Police and court records; expungement of records, delayed effective date.

Probationer; requiring fines, costs, restitution for damages, etc., failure to pay.

Parole; investigation prior to release, input from the attorney for the Commonwealth.