# Virginia SB64: Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. Virginia SB64, Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0877)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB64-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB64 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-16 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0877) - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (164 yes, 54 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Department of Juvenile Justice; commitment of juveniles to Department; petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. Creates a process by which the Department of Juvenile Justice, upon determining that a juvenile currently committed to the Department should continue such commitment beyond the high end of the length of stay guidelines established by the State Board of Juvenile Justice, may petition the court that ordered a juvenile's indeterminate commitment to the Department to extend such juvenile's commitment. The bill requires the Department to file such petition at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the high end of the length of stay range, along with a report on the juvenile's progress. If the Department determines fewer than 60 days before expiration that an extension is necessary, it shall file a petition for review that includes a statement explaining the specific circumstances causing the late filing. The bill provides that the court shall schedule a hearing on the petition at which the court shall consider such progress report and may consider additional evidence as described in the bill. The bill provides that, at the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall order either that the juvenile be released or that the juvenile's period of commitment be extended for a period not to exceed six months, provided that such extension does not exceed the limitations for an indeterminate commitment provided by current law. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New custody rules and reviews for juveniles: mixed, low. Virginia limits commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice to juveniles found delinquent for specified offenses. The minimum age is 11, or 14 in cases using the specified investigation waiver. Courts must order a commitment investigation completed within 15 days. Before ordering a commitment… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House | pass | 64 | 35 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments | pass | 12 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (35) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0877) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 877 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB64ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-03: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-27: Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-24: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-02-19: Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Read first time (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (12-Y 0-N 3-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB64) (Senate) - 2025-12-16: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2025-12-16: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101681D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223036.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223035.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198746.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198745.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097332.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097331.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095008.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095689.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-12-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081908.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081907.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223036.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223035.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198746.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198745.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097332.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097331.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095008.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095689.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081908.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081907.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB64-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).