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SB 36 Weekend jail time; replaces provision limiting nonconsecutive days.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Weekend jail time. Allows courts, for good cause and absent objection by the Commonwealth, to impose nonconsecutive or weekend jail time for defendants convicted of a misdemeanor, a traffic offense, any offense under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20, or a felony that is not an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1, provided that the active portion of the sentence remaining to be served is 45 days or less. Under current law, the imposition of nonconsecutive or weekend jail time is limited to defendants convicted of a misdemeanor, a traffic offense, or any offense under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20.
FULL TEXT
- 11/20/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100250D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107746D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB36ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/20/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100250D
- 11/20/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/12/18 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/15/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/18 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/17/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/23/18 House: Read first time
- 01/23/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/28/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107746D-H1
- 03/06/18 House: Read second time
- 03/07/18 House: Read third time
- 03/07/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107746D-H1
- 03/07/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB36H1
- 03/07/18 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: Title replaced 18107746D-H1
- 03/10/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB36ER)
- 03/10/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/29/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/29/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535)