Postrelease supervision; revocation of parole, supervision of certain felons, etc.

The bill now amends different sections of the Code of Virginia, including new sections 18.2-10, 19.2-390, 53.1-134, 53.1-134.1, 53.1-155, and 53.1-161, replacing the original sections focused on sentencing guidelines and revocation procedures.

A new section 2.2-3707.02 was added requiring that Virginia Parole Board meetings (except those specifically for final parole deliberations) are not subject to public meeting provisions, clarifying the Board's internal meeting procedures.

The original provisions regarding the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission's discretionary sentencing guidelines for revocation hearings and the 25% goal for alternative sanctions were removed from the bill.

Section 18.2-10 was modified to specify that persons 18 or older convicted of Class 1 felonies and sentenced to life imprisonment are not eligible for parole, good conduct allowances, earned sentence credits, or conditional release.

The bill now includes provisions for DNA sample collection and verification for offenders on probation or parole, requiring officers to check the Department of Forensic Science DNA data bank system.