Bill Text: VA HB723 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Sentence credits; drug-related felonies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB723 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB723-Prefiled.html
14103419D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §53.1-202.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §53.1-202.3. Rate at which sentence credits may be earned; prerequisites.
B. In addition to the sentence credits set forth in subsection A, a person may earn two and one-half sentence credits for each 30 days served conditioned upon full participation in and cooperation with appropriate educational, training, work, counseling, or substance abuse programs or other programs intended for his rehabilitation in which the person voluntarily participates that are in addition to the programs to which a person is assigned pursuant to §53.1-32.1. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no portion of any sentence credits earned shall be applied to reduce the period of time a person must serve before becoming eligible for parole upon any sentence. |