Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB252
Legislation Overview
Title: Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.
Subject: Courts Not of Record: Crimes and Offenses Generally: Study Commissions Committees and Reports: Felons and Felonies
Description: Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences; modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term of confinement for felony offenses; report. Except for aggravated murder of a law-enforcement officer, eliminates all mandatory minimum sentences of confinement from the Code of Virginia. The bill directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of resentencing persons previously convicted of a felony offense that was punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement and to report its findings by November 1, 2022.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 17, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: John Edwards (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2022 | Incorporated by Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100249D |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Incorporated by Judiciary | 01/17/2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
