Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term. (SB252)
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Description
Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences; modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term of confinement for felony offenses; report. Except for aggravated murder of a law-enforcement officer, eliminates all mandatory minimum sentences of confinement from the Code of Virginia. The bill directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of resentencing persons previously convicted of a felony offense that was punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement and to report its findings by November 1, 2022. Read the Bill »
Status
01/17/2022: Incorporated into Another Bill
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100249D |
01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
01/17/2022 | Incorporated by Judiciary (SB104-Morrissey) (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |