Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-16 - Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
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 (first reference).

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2018-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-16	Senate	Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2017-11-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-11-27	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100686D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SJ5
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SJ5+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S08V0004+SJ0005