VA SB851 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 2 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-27 - Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Weekend jail time. Replaces the provision limiting nonconsecutive days in jail for the purpose of allowing the defendant to retain gainful employment with a good cause standard and allows the court to sentence the defendant to nonconsecutive days in jail only if the active portion of the sentence remaining to be served is 90 days or less. If there is no objection from the Commonwealth, the court may sentence felons to nonconsecutive days in jail if the felony was not an act of violence as defined in ? 19.2-297.1.

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Title

Weekend jail time; replaces the provision limiting nonconsecutive days.

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-27SenateStricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2016-12-02SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2016-12-02SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101333D

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Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
531131.1(n/a)See Bill Text

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