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VA HB361

VA HB361
Earned sentence credits; incarceration while awaiting trial or pending an appeal, effective date.

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Introduced
01/12/2026
In Committee
03/04/2026
Crossed Over
03/14/2026
Passed
04/13/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/13/2026

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill expands eligibility for earned sentence credits, which are deductions from a person's prison term earned through good behavior and program participation, to include time spent incarcerated while awaiting trial or pending an appeal in state or local correctional facilities, state hospitals, or juvenile detention facilities. This change, which applies retroactively to anyone in a correctional facility on July 1, 2028, aims to ensure that all time spent in confinement before a final conviction is considered when calculating these credits, with the provisions taking effect on July 1, 2028.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0596) (on 04/13/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/CHAP0596
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215057.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361ER
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213136.PDF
Conference Report HB361 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361AC
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361S1
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169171.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361E
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113878.PDF
Courts of Justice Amendment https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361AH1
Criminal Subcommittee Amendment https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361AHC2
Courts of Justice Amendment https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361AHC1
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB361/text/HB361
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