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HB361Introduced in the House of Delegates

Earned sentence credits; incarceration while awaiting trial or pending an appeal, effective date.

Passed

Introduced by Holly Seibold, District 12

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Earned sentence credits; incarceration while awaiting trial or pending an appeal. Provides that a person's eligibility for earned sentence credits includes any period of time actually spent in any state or local correctional facility, state hospital, or juvenile detention facility awaiting trial or pending an appeal that was deducted from such person's term of incarceration or detention. The bill provides that the provisions apply retroactively to any person who is confined in any state or local correctional facility on July 1, 2028. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0596)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 31-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

65

Yes

31

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100485D

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal

  4. House subcommittee offered

  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)

  6. Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 3-N)

  7. Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361)

  9. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

  10. Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  11. Read first time

  12. Read second time

  13. committee amendments agreed to

  14. Engrossed by House as amended

  15. Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N 0-A)

  16. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361)

  17. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  18. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  19. Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

  20. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N)

  21. Committee substitute printed 26109145D-S1

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  24. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  25. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  26. Read third time

  27. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  28. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  29. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  30. Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)

  31. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  32. Senate requested conference committee

  33. House acceded to request

  34. Conferees appointed by House

  35. House Conferees: Seibold, Schmidt, Williams

  36. Conferees appointed by Senate

  37. Senate Conferees: Perry, Boysko, McDougle

  38. Conference Report released

  39. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  40. Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)

  41. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361)

  42. Enrolled

  43. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB361ER)

  44. Signed by President

  45. Signed by Speaker

  46. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  47. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  48. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB361)

  49. Approved by Governor - Chapter 596 (effective - 7/1/2028)

  50. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0596)

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