Virginia House Bill 280 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2022, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2024. Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2022, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2024.

Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.

Del. Carrie Coyner [R]

Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103828D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	303.03	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB280
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB280+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB280F122+PDF