VA SB423 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses. Clarifies the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission's authority to recommend revisions to the discretionary sentencing guidelines based on historical sentencing data. The bill also requires the Commission to submit a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia by October 1, 2022, documenting the impact on sentencing guideline midpoints for each offense if the Commission were to recommend changes to the midpoints based on analysis of historical sentencing data. The provisions of the first enactment of the bill clarifying the Commission's authority to recommend revisions to the discretionary sentencing guidelines based on historical sentencing data has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.

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Title

Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-04-27 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-27 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0723)
2022-04-27HouseEnacted, Chapter 723 (effective 7/1/23)
2022-04-27HouseSigned by Speaker as reenrolled
2022-04-27SenateSigned by President as reenrolled
2022-04-27SenateReenrolled bill text (SB423ER2)
2022-04-27SenateReenrolled
2022-04-27 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2022-04-27HouseVOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
2022-04-27HouseHouse concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2022-04-27SenateSenate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2022-04-11SenateGovernor's recommendation received by Senate
2022-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
2022-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-02-28SenateSigned by President
2022-02-28SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB423ER)
2022-02-28SenateEnrolled
2022-02-24HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-24HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-24HouseRead third time
2022-02-23HouseRead second time
2022-02-21HouseReported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2022-02-21HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-02-21HouseRead first time
2022-02-21HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-01-28SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-01-27SenateRead second time and engrossed
2022-01-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-01-25SenatePassed by for the day
2022-01-24SenateReported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2022-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100694D

Same As/Similar To

HB1320 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
HB1320 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
171805.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB423
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB423+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB423ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB423ER2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0723+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB423AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB423F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB423F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB423FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S03V0043+SB0423
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0114SB0423+SB0423
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0131SB0423+SB0423
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H08V0200+SB0423
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1122+SB0423
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV1215SB0423+SB0423
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1869+SB0423

Bill Comments

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