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2017 SESSION
SJ 223 Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters and executive clemency (first reference).
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); qualification of voters and executive clemency. Amends the authority of the Governor to remove the political disabilities of persons convicted of felonies, thus restoring their civil rights. The resolution requires the Governor to automatically remove the political disabilities of a person convicted of a felony, other than a violent felony, who has completed service of his sentence and any modification of that sentence, and has met any other conditions that may be set by the General Assembly. The Governor retains the discretion to remove the political disabilities of persons convicted of violent felonies. A person convicted of a violent felony shall become eligible for the removal of his political disabilities once he has completed (i) the payment in full of any restitution, fines, costs, and fees assessed against him as a result of his conviction and (ii) service of his sentence and any modification of that sentence, including any period or condition of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and at least five years have passed since he completed such payment and service of sentence without any new felony convictions or any misdemeanor convictions involving moral turpitude.
FULL TEXT
- 09/01/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100420D pdf
- 01/31/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105064D-S1 pdf
- 02/03/17 Senate: Floor substitute printed 17105195D-S2 (Norment) pdf
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17105195D-ES2 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 09/01/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100420D
- 09/01/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/17 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 01/31/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105064D-S1
- 01/31/17 Senate: Incorporates SJ222
- 01/31/17 Senate: Incorporates SJ319
- 01/31/17 Senate: Incorporates SJ243
- 01/31/17 Senate: Incorporates SJ272 (Hanger)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/17 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 17105064D-S1
- 02/03/17 Senate: Floor substitute printed 17105195D-S2 (Norment)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/17 Senate: Previous question ordered (26-Y 13-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Substitute by Senator Norment agreed to 17105195D-S2
- 02/03/17 Senate: Substitute Agreed to (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Amendments by Senator Norment agreed to
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendments SJ223ES2
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17105195D-ES2
- 02/07/17 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/09/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/09/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
- 02/16/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Left in Privileges and Elections