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]

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.

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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]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-28HouseContinued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
2024-02-23HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-23HouseReported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N)
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-01-18SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2024-01-17SenatePrinted as engrossed 24101161D-E
2024-01-17SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB332E
2024-01-17SenateAmendment by Senator Perry agreed to
2024-01-17SenateReading of amendment waived
2024-01-17SenateRead second time
2024-01-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2024-01-15SenateReported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
2024-01-10SenateMoved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
2024-01-09SenateIntroduced bill reprinted 24101161D
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled 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

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18211(n/a)See Bill Text
221279.6(n/a)See Bill Text
332802(n/a)See Bill Text
62144.32(n/a)See Bill Text
62144.34:20(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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