VA HB415 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
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]
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]
Summary
Criminal cases; sentencing by jury. Provides that if a jury finds a person guilty of a criminal offense, such jury shall ascertain the punishment of the offense. Under current law, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment, the court shall fix punishment after the accused has been found guilty by a jury.
Title
Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-15 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2022-01-27 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102281D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | 288 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 295 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 295.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 295.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
