VA HB277 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Passed on March 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment.

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Title

Court fines and costs; community work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)
2020-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
2020-02-24HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
2020-02-20SenateSigned by President
2020-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB277ER)
2020-02-19HouseEnrolled
2020-02-17SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateRead third time
2020-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateReported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-29SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-28HouseVOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB277H1
2020-01-27HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106260D-H1
2020-01-27HouseRead second time
2020-01-24HouseRead first time
2020-01-22HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22HouseIncorporates HB965 (Kilgore)
2020-01-22HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106260D-H1
2020-01-15HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-30HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-30HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102588D

Same As/Similar To

HB965 (Similar To) 2020-01-22 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB736 (Same As) 2020-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192354(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB277
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB277+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB277H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB277ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0025+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0005+HB0277
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0027+HB0277
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0123+HB0277
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0291+HB0277
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB0277+HB0277
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB0277+HB0277

Bill Comments

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