VA HB1059 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0398)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; heroin. Directs the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to evaluate judge-sentencing and jury-sentencing patterns and practices in cases of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute heroin across the Commonwealth and recommend adjustments in the sentencing guidelines previously adopted by the Commission.

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Title

Heroin possession; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to evaluate sentencing guidelines.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0398)
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0398)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
2016-03-10SenateSigned by President
2016-03-10HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-10HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1059ER)
2016-03-10HouseEnrolled
2016-03-08SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-08SenateRead third time
2016-03-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-04SenateReported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16SenateReferred to Committee on Rules
2016-02-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-15HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15HouseRead third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12HouseEngrossed by House - floor substitute HB1059H1
2016-02-12HouseSubstitute by Delegate Bell, Robert B. agreed to 16105499D-H1
2016-02-12HouseRead second time
2016-02-12HouseFloor substitute printed 16105499D-H1 (Bell, Robert B.)
2016-02-11HousePassed by for the day
2016-02-10HouseRead first time
2016-02-09HouseReported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2016-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
2016-01-26HouseAssigned Rules sub: Studies
2016-01-13HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2016-01-13HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102357D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1059
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1059+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1059H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1059ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0398+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H2003V0024+HB1059
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H20V0037+HB1059
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0533+HB1059
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S10V0136+HB1059
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0894HB1059+HB1059
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0938HB1059+HB1059

Bill Comments

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