HB 361 VA

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Earned sentence credits; incarceration while awaiting trial or pending an appeal. Provides that a person's eligibility for earned sentence credits includes any period of time actually spent in any state or local correctional facility, state hospital, or juvenile detention facility awaiting trial or pending an appeal that was deducted from such person's term of incarceration or detention. The bill provides that the provisions apply retroactively to any person who is confined in any state or local correctional facility on July 1, 2028. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.

• Holly M. Seibold Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100485D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 21, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109145D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Seibold, Schmidt, Williams · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Perry, Boysko, McDougle · upper
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 31-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) · lower
42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB361ER) · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
48. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) · lower
49. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter596 (Effective 7/1/2028) · executive
50. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0596) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML