VA HB1320 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses. Clarifies the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission's (Commission) authority to recommend revisions to the discretionary sentencing guidelines based on historical sentencing data. The bill also requires the Commission to submit a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia by October 1, 2022, documenting the impact on sentencing guideline midpoints for each offense if the Commission were to recommend changes to the midpoints based on analysis of historical sentencing data. The provisions of the first enactment of the bill clarifying the Commission's authority to recommend revisions to the discretionary sentencing guidelines based on historical sentencing data has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
Title
Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.
Sponsors
| Del. Les Adams [R] |
Roll Calls
2022-04-27 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783) | |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Enacted, Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/23) |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Reenrolled bill text (HB1320ER2) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2022-04-11 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2022-03-09 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
| 2022-03-09 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022 |
| 2022-02-23 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1320ER) |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Enrolled |
| 2022-02-21 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-21 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2022-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2022-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2022-02-03 | House | VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 2022-02-03 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2022-02-01 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-01-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-25 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2022-01-21 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2022-01-21 | House | Presented and ordered printed 22104418D |
Same As/Similar To
SB423 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
SB423 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
SB423 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
