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2023 SESSION
HB 2019 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; review, deferred disposition.
Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Review of discretionary sentencing guidelines; deferred disposition. Requires the court to (i) review and consider discretionary sentencing guidelines before a deferred disposition in felony cases other than Class 1 felonies and (ii) within five days following a deferred disposition in felony cases, forward the original discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets with a copy of the court order to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission.
Under current law, the court is required to review discretionary sentencing guidelines only before imposing sentence in all felony cases other than Class 1 felonies and is required to forward the original discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets with a copy of the court order to the Commission only following the entry of a final order of conviction and sentence in a felony case.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101635D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2019ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101635D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/23/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Read first time
- 02/01/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/13/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/23 Senate: Amendment by Senator Surovell withdrawn
- 02/15/23 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2019ER)
- 02/20/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/17/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 34 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/17/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034)