Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-19 - Continued to 2017 in Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); qualifications to vote; restoration of civil rights. Authorizes the General Assembly to provide by law for the restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of nonviolent felonies who have completed service of their sentences subject to the conditions, requirements, and definitions set forth in that law. The present Constitution provides for restoration of rights by the Governor. The amendment retains the right of the Governor to restore civil rights and adds an alternative for restoration of rights pursuant to law for nonviolent felons.

Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights.

Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]

2016-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2017 in Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-19	Senate	Continued to 2017 in Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-N)
2015-12-23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2015-12-23	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101478D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SJ12
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SJ12+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S08V0017+SJ0012