# Virginia SB222: Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.

Virginia SB222, Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael J. Jones (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB222-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB222
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Michael J. Jones (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael J. Jones (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Continued to 2027 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103290D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229097.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229096.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229097.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229096.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB222-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).