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2006 SESSION

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HB 627 Felony cases; suspension or modification of sentence.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Modification of sentence by a judge prior to a defendant's transfer to corrections facility.  Provides that a court may modify the sentence of a convicted person prior to his transfer to any correctional facility. Currently, the court may do so only if the person is to be sent to a Virginia Department of Corrections facility.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067886356  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067886356
• 01/10/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 01/23/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/06  House: Read first time
• 01/26/06  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/27/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/06  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 10-N)