Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain persons convicted of felonies. (HJ664)
Introduced By
Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
Description
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of civil rights. Authorizes the General Assembly to provide by general law for the restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies who have completed service of their sentence, including any period or condition of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Currently the Constitution provides for restoration of rights by the Governor. The proposed amendment retains the right of the Governor to restore civil rights and adds the alternative for restoration of rights pursuant to general law. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101310D |
01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/11/2013 | Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee |
01/14/2013 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HJ535-Herring) |
02/05/2013 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports passage of a constitutional amendment that would permit enactment of general laws restoring the right to vote to persons convicted of felonies.