VA HB1370 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-05 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Rate at which sentence credits may be earned. Increases the maximum number of sentence credits that may be earned by a person convicted of any felony that is not a violent felony, committed on or after January 1, 1995, from four and one-half credits for each 30 days served to 10.5 credits for each 30 days served.

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Title

Sentence credits; rate at which credits may be earned.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-05HouseIncorporated by Courts of Justice
2020-02-03HouseSubcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1532-Scott) by voice vote
2020-02-02HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-31HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-31HouseReported from Public Safety (13-Y 8-N)
2020-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2020-01-15HouseAssigned PS sub: Public Safety
2020-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Public Safety
2020-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104399D

Same As/Similar To

HB1532 (Similar To) 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
531202.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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