VA SB332 | 2024 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future SB332
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 17 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 17 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement. Reduces from 12 months to 364 days the maximum term of confinement in jail for a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to revise all labels on Sentencing Guidelines worksheets and instructions in the Sentencing Guidelines manual so that any conviction for an offense defined as a Class 1 misdemeanor or any other misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 364 days of incarceration, as provided by the bill, shall be scored as if the maximum penalty were 12 months for the purposes of preparing and using the discretionary sentencing guidelines. Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement. Reduces from 12 months to 364 days the maximum term of confinement in jail for a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to revise all labels on Sentencing Guidelines worksheets and instructions in the Sentencing Guidelines manual so that any conviction for an offense defined as a Class 1 misdemeanor or any other misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 364 days of incarceration, as provided by the bill, shall be scored as if the maximum penalty were 12 months for the purposes of preparing and using the discretionary sentencing guidelines.
Title
Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-01-18 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24101161D-E |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB332E |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Perry agreed to |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-01-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Introduced bill reprinted 24101161D |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101161D |
Same As/Similar To
SB332 (Carry Over) 2024-02-28 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
HB956 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
HB956 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 11 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 1 | 279.6 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 33 | 2 | 802 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 62 | 1 | 44.32 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 62 | 1 | 44.34:20 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
