SB 1431 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Admission to bail; risk assessment.

Summary

Admission to bail; risk assessment. Provides that a judicial officer shall (i) require an evidence-based pretrial risk assessment be prepared prior to admitting an offender to bail, (ii) review such risk assessment, and (iii) obtain the person's criminal history when such person was arrested for the commission or attempted commission of a second or subsequent violent felony.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Courts of Justice Substitute Offered · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised from its original introduction to a committee substitute version, primarily updating the risk assessment requirements to specify a 'universal pretrial risk assessment tool' and clarifying that the tool should not require an interview for full completion. The substitute also adds an exemption for jurisdictions without pretrial services agencies and adjusts the language regarding when risk assessments are required.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on bail admission procedures, but the applicability of risk assessment requirements was modified to account for jurisdictions without pretrial services agencies and to specify conditions for universal tool implementation.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for risk assessments to specify that upon statewide implementation of a universal pretrial risk assessment tool, judges must require its use for individuals arrested for second or subsequent violent felonies, rather than requiring all persons to have an assessment prepared.

Added a provision stating that the universal pretrial risk assessment tool shall not require an interview for full completion.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption stating that the risk assessment requirements do not apply to jurisdictions without a pretrial services agency.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting and header information to reflect the bill's status as a substitute offered by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on January 27, 2025, replacing the original introduction date of January 17, 2025.

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Committee

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25104794D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors