Virginia State Justice Commission; purpose, membership. (HB92)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)
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
Virginia State Justice Commission; purpose; membership. Renames the Virginia State Crime Commission as the Virginia State Justice Commission. The bill also expands the purpose of the Commission to include studying, reporting, and making recommendations in the areas of diversion, rehabilitation, reentry, collateral consequences of conviction, and equity and fairness in the criminal legal system. The bill reduces from six to three the number of House of Delegates members and adds to the Commission the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee, the Superintendent of State Police or his designee, and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security with an expertise in offender rehabilitation, reform, and reentry. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/11/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100895D |
| 12/11/2019 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 01/14/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB92) |
| 02/07/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Rules |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Rules |