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1994 SPECIAL SESSION II
SB 3001 Abolition of parole.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Abolition of parole. Abolishes parole and good conduct allowance and replaces those systems with post-release supervision and earned sentence credits. The bill also creates the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. The Commission, an advisory executive branch agency under the Secretary of Public Safety, is composed of 21 members: four from the House; three from the Senate; one appellate court judge; two circuit court judges; two Commonwealth's attorneys; a sheriff and a police chief; four citizens, including three of whom will be victims of violent crime; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Public Safety; and the Chairman of the Commission (appointed as Chairman by the Governor). The Commission, in its advisory capacity, will develop, maintain, and modify, as necessary, discretionary sentencing guidelines for use in all felony cases and report its work annually to the Governor and the General Assembly. These guidelines will be based on percentage increases of actual time served historical data from the time period 1988 through 1992. After the initial adoption of the sentencing guidelines, the Commission will recommend, in its report, changes in the form of bills introduced for passage to the General Assembly.
The bill authorizes the court to impose additional terms of between six months and three years for felony offenses committed on and after January 1, 1995. These additional terms will be used for periods of post-release supervision. The post-release supervision is much like supervised probation including the use of court-imposed terms and conditions. Violations will subject the supervisee to termination and recommitment procedures as are currently done in revocation of probation and imposition of a suspended sentence. The entire restructuring of sentencing, parole and good time applies to persons who commit crimes on and after January 1, 1995. The former procedures will stay in place for those persons already in the system.
FULL TEXT
- 09/19/94 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 09/07/94 pdf
- 09/29/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD6017605 (SB3001S1) pdf
- 09/29/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD9683236 (SB3001H1) pdf
- 09/30/94 Senate: Conference substitute printed LD6019677 (SB3001S2) pdf
- 09/30/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB3001ER) pdf
- 10/13/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 09/19/94 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 09/07/94
- 09/19/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 09/28/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (14-Y 1-N)
- 09/28/94 Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 09/29/94 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. with sub. (11-Y 4-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 09/29/94 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: Read second time
- 09/29/94 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 09/29/94 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 09/29/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 09/29/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD6017605 (SB3001S1)
- 09/29/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 6-N)
- 09/29/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 09/29/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 09/29/94 House: Read first time
- 09/29/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 09/29/94 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 09/29/94 House: Constitutional readings dispensed (96-Y 0-N)
- 09/29/94 House: VOTE: (96-Y 0-N)
- 09/29/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD9683236 (SB3001H1)
- 09/29/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 09/29/94 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 09/29/94 House: Passed House with substitute (89-Y 9-N)
- 09/29/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 9-N)
- 09/30/94 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
- 09/30/94 Senate: VOTE: REJECT HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (0-Y 37-N)
- 09/30/94 House: House insisted on substitute
- 09/30/94 House: House requested conference committee
- 09/30/94 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 09/30/94 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE TO REQ. FOR CONF. (38-Y 0-N)
- 09/30/94 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 09/30/94 House: Delegates: Croshaw, Forbes, Almand
- 09/30/94 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 09/30/94 Senate: Senators: E. M. Holland, Gartlan, Stolle
- 09/30/94 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 09/30/94 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 4-N)
- 09/30/94 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (34-Y 4-N)
- 09/30/94 House: Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 8-N)
- 09/30/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (88-Y 8-N)
- 09/30/94 Conference: House substitute rejected by conference committee
- 09/30/94 Conference: Substitute recommended by conference committee
- 09/30/94 Conference: Emergency clause added by conference committee
- 09/30/94 Senate: Conference substitute printed LD6019677 (SB3001S2)
- 09/30/94 Senate: Enrolled
- 09/30/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB3001ER)
- 09/30/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 09/30/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 10/13/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1 (effective - see bill)
- 10/13/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001)