SB 222 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.

Summary
Parole; eligibility; youthful offenders. Expands the eligibility requirements for juvenile parole to include (i) any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was 20 years of age or younger and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence and (ii) any person who has active sentences that total more than 20 years for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was 20 years of age or younger and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence. Under current law, only a person who was a juvenile when he committed any such offense is eligible for juvenile parole.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 9, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
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