Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; status of parole-eligible inmates, report. (HB126)
Introduced By
Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; status of parole-eligible inmates; report. Directs the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to review the status of all offenders who are housed in state facilities operated by the Department of Corrections and who are subject to consideration for parole. The bill directs the commission to determine the number of such offenders who have already served, or who within the next six years will have served, an amount of time in prison equal to or more than the amount of time for which they would have been sentenced for the same offense under the current sentencing guidelines. The bill requires the Commission to report its findings on or before October 1, 2018, to the Governor, the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees for Courts of Justice, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission. The Commission last performed such a review in 2009. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
12/18/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102158D |
12/18/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/16/2018 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/18/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB126) |
02/01/2018 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/02/2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N) |
02/15/2018 | Left in Courts of Justice |