Court fines and costs; community service work in lieu of payment, during imprisonment. (SB736)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) with support from co-patron Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment. This bill is identical to HB 277. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103394D
01/08/2020Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
01/29/2020Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2020Committee substitute printed 20107103D-S1
01/31/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2020Read second time
02/03/2020Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2020Committee substitute agreed to 20107103D-S1
02/03/2020Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB736S1
02/04/2020Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB736S1)
02/12/2020Placed on Calendar
02/12/2020Read first time
02/12/2020Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2020Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2020Read second time
02/19/2020Read third time
02/19/2020Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/19/2020VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2020Enrolled
02/24/2020Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER)
02/24/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB736ER)
02/24/2020Signed by Speaker
02/25/2020Signed by President
02/28/2020Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
02/28/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020
03/06/2020G Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/20)
03/06/2020G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188)