VA SB423 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses. Clarifies the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission's 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
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]
2022-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 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]
2022-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723) | |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Enacted, Chapter 723 (effective 7/1/23) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Reenrolled bill text (SB423ER2) |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Reenrolled |
| 2022-04-27 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2022-04-27 | House | VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-27 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-04-11 | Senate | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| 2022-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
| 2022-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 2022-02-28 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB423ER) |
| 2022-02-28 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2022-02-24 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-24 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-24 | House | Read third time |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Read second time |
| 2022-02-21 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-21 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2022-02-21 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-21 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2022-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-27 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2022-01-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2022-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2022-01-11 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100694D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1320 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
HB1320 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
HB1320 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
