Virginia House Joint Resolution 82 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House 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 (first resolution); qualifications to vote; restoration of civil rights.

Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Del. Steve Heretick [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]
Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-16	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2016-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101452D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HJ82
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HJ82+hil