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2020 SESSION

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SB 1018 Sentence reductions; substantial assistance in furtherance of investigation, etc.

Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Sentence reductions; substantial assistance to prosecution. Allows a convicted person's sentence to be reduced by the sentencing court if the court determines such person provided substantial assistance in the furtherance of the investigation or prosecution of another person engaged in an act of grand larceny of a firearm. Consideration of sentence reduction can occur only upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105189D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/17/20  Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20105189D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1018ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/16/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105189D
• 01/16/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/17/20  Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20105189D
• 02/10/20  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/20  House: Read first time
• 02/14/20  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/20  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/17/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
• 02/19/20  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 1-N)
• 02/21/20  House: Read second time
• 02/24/20  House: Read third time
• 02/24/20  House: Amendment by Delegate Scott agreed to
• 02/24/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/24/20  House: Passed House with amendment (87-Y 11-N)
• 02/24/20  House: VOTE: Passage (87-Y 11-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1018ER)
• 03/05/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/06/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 765 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)