Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on August 30 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-31 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
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; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2017-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2017-01-20	Senate	Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2016-08-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-08-30	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100282D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SJ222
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SJ222+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S08V0077+SJ0222