Correctional facility, local; clarifies definition. (SB5017)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Midlothian), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)
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
Local correctional facility; definition. Provides that, for purposes of minimum standards for correctional facilities and enforcement of those standards, the term "local correctional facility" shall also include any facility owned, maintained, or operated by any political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth that is used for the detention or incarceration of people pursuant to a contract or third-party contract with the federal government or any agency or contractor thereof. Read the Bill »
Status
09/17/2020: In Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 08/09/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200488D |
| 08/09/2020 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 08/18/2020 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 08/18/2020 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 08/18/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 08/19/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5017) |
| 08/22/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5017) |
| 09/03/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A) (see vote tally) |
| 09/04/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 09/09/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 09/10/2020 | Floor substitute printed 20201164D-S1 (Marsden) |
| 09/10/2020 | Floor substitute printed 20201169D-S2 (Marsden) |
| 09/10/2020 | Read second time |
| 09/10/2020 | Committee amendments passed by temporarily |
| 09/10/2020 | Substitute #1 by Senator Marsden withdrawn 20201164D-S1 |
| 09/10/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 09/15/2020 | Read second time |
| 09/15/2020 | Substitute #2 by Senator Marsden withdrawn 20201169D-S2 |
| 09/15/2020 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 09/15/2020 | Committee amendment(s) rejected |
| 09/15/2020 | Amendments by Senator Favola agreed to |
| 09/15/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB5017E |
| 09/15/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20200488D-E |
| 09/16/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
| 09/17/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 09/17/2020 | Read first time |
| 09/17/2020 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 09/18/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB5017E) |
Comments
This bill should be passed. Detention should not be a death sentence.