Parole; limitation on the application of parole statutes. (SB216)
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Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Parole; limitation on the application of parole statutes. Provides that a person is entitled to parole who was sentenced by a jury prior to the date of the Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Fishback v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 104 (June 9, 2000), in which the Court held that a jury should be instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished, for a noncapital felony committed prior to the time that the abolition of parole went into effect (January 1, 1995). Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103117D |
| 01/05/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 01/21/2016 | Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2016 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 01/24/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB216) |
| 02/08/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2016 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105442D-S1 |
| 02/11/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2016 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/12/2016 | Committee amendment rejected |
| 02/12/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/12/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105442D-S1 |
| 02/12/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB216S1 |
| 02/12/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2016 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/12/2016 | Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB216S1) |
| 02/17/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/17/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/17/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 02/22/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 03/08/2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 6 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
THE SENATOR FROM WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SENATE BILL 216 WHICH WAS PASS THE BY TEMPORARILY. I THINK WE HAVE MY LEGAL COUNSEL HAS CHECKED AND THE BILL IS IN PROPER FORM. THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. I BELIEVE THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUDOUN COUNTY I'M NOT SURE WHETHER HE HAD COMPLETED HIS QUESTIONS. IF HE HAS ANYMORE QUESTIONS I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM LOUDOUN. DID YOU YOU HAVE A QUESTION CONCERNING SENATE BILL 216? WHERE WE LEFT OFF. MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE RESOLVED THIS. MY QUESTION HAD BEEN WHETHER THESE PEOPLE WOULD REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AND THE ANSWER I BELIEVE WAS THAT THEY WOULD REMAIN. BUT WE ARE ONLY TALKING ABOUT ROUGHLY 17 NONVIOLENT INDIVIDUALS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, MR. PRESIDENT. AND HAVING PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED THE BILL I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS.
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports this bill.