VA HB193

Expands parole eligibility to individuals sentenced by a jury between June 9, 2000, and January 1, 2005, for felonies committed on or after January 1, 1995, if they can prove the jury was not instructed that parole had been abolished

Requires the individual to have remained incarcerated as of July 1, 2026, to qualify under the new exception

Excludes Class 1 felonies and certain sexual offenses against minors from parole eligibility, including rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and carnal knowledge

Mandates that eligible individuals under the new provision be scheduled for a parole interview no later than July 1, 2027

Directs the Parole Board to establish procedures for considering parole for newly eligible persons consistent with existing parole review standards