Prisoner keep; increases amount locality may charge inmate to defray costs associated therewith. (HB1919)
Introduced By
Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville) with support from co-patrons Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), and Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Corrections; payment of costs associated with prisoner keep. Increases from $1 to $25 the amount a locality may charge an inmate to defray the costs associated with the inmate's keep. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2009 | Committee |
| 01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097708480 |
| 01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 01/20/2009 | Assigned MPPS sub: #3 |
| 01/23/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1919) |
| 01/30/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
| 02/06/2009 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2009 | Committee substitute printed 096019480-H1 |
| 02/08/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/09/2009 | Read second time |
| 02/09/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 096019480-H1 |
| 02/09/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1919H1 |
| 02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 02/10/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/12/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1919H1) |
| 02/13/2009 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/17/2009 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/17/2009 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/17/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/17/2009 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/19/2009 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/20/2009 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N) |
| 02/20/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1919ER) |
| 02/25/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1919ER) |
| 02/26/2009 | Signed by President |
| 03/30/2009 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/07/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/08/2009 | Amendments specific and severable |
| 04/08/2009 | House rejected Governor's recommendation amendment #1 (33-Y 66-N) |
| 04/08/2009 | VOTE: --- REJECTED (33-Y 66-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/08/2009 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation amendment #2 (97-Y 1-N) |
| 04/08/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/08/2009 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation amendment #2 (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/08/2009 | G Governor's recommendation adopted in part |
| 04/08/2009 | Reenrolled |
| 04/08/2009 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1919ER2) |
| 04/08/2009 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/08/2009 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/08/2009 | Communicated to Governor |
| 04/14/2009 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1919ER2) |
| 04/14/2009 | Reenrolled |
| 05/05/2009 | G Vetoed by Governor |
Comments
That's really an enormous amount of money. Somebody convicted of writing bad checks, sentenced to six months, emerges $4,575 in debt. Which they can't pay, of course, because that's why they're in there in the first place. And what then? Do we put them in prison because they can't pay? I worry we're reinventing debtors' prison.
Does anyone really believe this is an appropiate reasoning? Where will these people get the money?
Already,their families are in dire straits and though anxious to have them free, can hardly afford to help them return to a viable life and pay accumalated debt. Reduce the number of people locked up. We all know there are many who've served sentences that have been much too long. Hope you don't consider this move a deterrant. Crimes continue. Bankers,politicians, world leaders; committing crimes every day.
The state needs to release men and women who have served ample time, who've made life changes and can become contributing citizens, not look for ways to increase revenue from the families who are already paying the price. Retun parole. Get moving parole for those under the old law. Get RID of the 'denied' stamp now held by Helen Fahey!!