SB 64 VA

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Department of Juvenile Justice; commitment of juveniles to Department; petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. Creates a process by which the Department of Juvenile Justice, upon determining that a juvenile currently committed to the Department should continue such commitment beyond the high end of the length of stay guidelines established by the State Board of Juvenile Justice, may petition the court that ordered a juvenile's indeterminate commitment to the Department to extend such juvenile's commitment. The bill requires the Department to file such petition at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the high end of the length of stay range, along with a report on the juvenile's progress. If the Department determines fewer than 60 days before expiration that an extension is necessary, it shall file a petition for review that includes a statement explaining the specific circumstances causing the late filing. The bill provides that the court shall schedule a hearing on the petition at which the court shall consider such progress report and may consider additional evidence as described in the bill. The bill provides that, at the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall order either that the juvenile be released or that the juvenile's period of commitment be extended for a period not to exceed six months, provided that such extension does not exceed the limitations for an indeterminate commitment provided by current law. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Dec 16, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101681D · upper
2. Dec 16, 2025 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (12-Y 0-N 3-A) · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Jan 27, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to · upper
14. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N 0-A) · upper
16. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64) · upper
17. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB64ER) · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64) · upper
32. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
33. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 877 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML