Virginia Senate Bill 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-05 - Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Death penalty executions; moratorium. Imposes a moratorium on executions. The bill does not affect any other matter of law related to the death penalty, including bringing and trying capital charges, sentencing proceedings, imposition of the death penalty, appeals of the death penalty, and habeas review. The moratorium will remain in effect until adjournment of the first regular session of the General Assembly after a joint subcommittee established pursuant to a joint resolution passed by the 2016 General Assembly conducts a study of the death penalty in the Commonwealth and issues a report of its conclusions.

Death penalty executions; imposes moratorium.

Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2016-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-05	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 6-N)
2016-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2016-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102930D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB312
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB312+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S09V0035+SB0312