VA SB624 | 2020 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future SB624
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-24 - Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-24 - Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Conditional release of geriatric prisoners. Allows any person serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for a felony offense, other than a Class 1 felony, who (i) is 55 years of age or older and has served at least 15 years of the sentence imposed or (ii) is 50 years of age or older and has served at least 20 years of the sentence imposed, to petition the Parole Board for conditional release.
Title
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Pending question, not ordered (16-Y 24-N) (Y: 16 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Pending question, not ordered (16-Y 24-N) (Y: 16 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-24 | House | Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Pending question, not ordered (16-Y 24-N) |
| 2020-01-31 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N) |
| 2020-01-17 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2020-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105021D |
Same As/Similar To
SB624 (Carry Over) 2020-02-24 - Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | 297.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 53 | 1 | 40.01 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
