2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Constitutional amendment; voting rights of any person convicted of a nonviolent felony, excluding felony drug offenses or election fraud, shall be restored immediately upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole (first reference). Amending Section 1 of Article II. (Patron-Howell, A.T., HJR 48 (F))

Correctional facilities, certain; in case of jail, sheriff or other officer in charge shall communicate results of immigration alien query that confirm that person is illegally present in United States to Local Inmate Data System of State Compensation Board. Amending § 53.1-218. (Patron-McDougle, SB 641 (Chapter 641))

Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Departments of; grievance procedures for certain employees, employees may appeal their termination only through Department of Human Resource Management, applicable procedures. Amending § 2.2-3007. (Patron-Taylor, HB 1069 (Chapter 223))

Corrections, Department of; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study staffing levels and employment conditions. (Patron-Tyler, HJR 31 (F); Lucas, SJR 33 (C); Puckett, SJR 55 (C))

Corrections, Department of; joint subcommittee of Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and Senate Committee on Rules to be established to study staffing levels and employment conditions. (Patron-Puckett, SR 34 (P))

Dead bodies; Department of Corrections to accept and dispose of an unclaimed body of person who has been received into state corrections system and died prior to his release and whose body Commissioner of Health refuses to accept. Amending § 32.1-288. (Patron-Alexander, SB 403 (I) See SB304)

Death sentences; removes electrocution as manner of execution for prisoners, lethal injection. Amending §§ 53.1-233 and 53.1-234. (Patron-Surovell, HB 942 (F))

Felons; if active portion of sentence remaining to be served is 120 days or less, court may, for good cause, impose sentence remaining jail time to nonconsecutive days or weekend, if felony was not an act of violence. Amending § 53.1-131.1. (Patron-Stanley, SB 167 (F))

Felony sentence; amends provision that allows for sentence modification prior to transfer to Department of Corrections to specify that transfer must have been lawful. Amending § 19.2-303. (Patron-Stanley, SB 33 (I) See SB146)

Felony sentence; amends provision that allows sentence modification prior to transfer to Department of Corrections to allow modification after transfer. Amending § 19.2-303. (Patron-Stuart, SB 146 (F))

Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, after offense but prior to being released from incarceration for offense person was subject to protective order. Amending § 53.1-40.01. (Patron-Yost, HB 868 (V))

Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, prior to being released from incarceration for offense, person was subject to protective order. Amending § 53.1-40.01. (Patron-Puckett, SB 561 (V))

Hearing-impaired prisoners; Director of Department of Corrections to make available qualified interpreters within state, local and regional correctional facilities. Amending § 53.1-10. (Patron-Ward, HB 1064 (C))

Inmates; criteria for inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility. Repealing second enactment of Chapter 801, 2012 Acts. (Patron-Stolle, HB 86 (Chapter 390))

Inmates; Director of Department of Corrections to develop procedures for identifying those who may be eligible for medical assistance. Amending §§ 32.1-320 and 53.1-10. (Patron-Sickles, HB 913 (F))

Jail authorities; regional authorities protection of sovereign immunity in performance of government functions. Adding § 53.1-95.25. (Patron-Minchew, HB 150 (C))

Jail construction; state reimbursement for cost of renovating, etc., to provide mental health beds. Amending §§ 53.1-81, 53.1-82, 53.1-83.1, and 53.1-95.19; adding § 53.1-82.4. (Patron-McDougle, SB 301 (I) See SJR47)

Juvenile Correctional Facility in Natural Bridge, former; Department of Juvenile Justice authorized to convey facility to Department of Veterans Services. (Patron-Cline, HB 985 (C))

Method of execution; if Director of Department of Corrections certifies that lethal injection is not available, electrocution shall be used instead. Amending § 53.1-234. (Patron-Miller, HB 1052 (C); Carrico, SB 607 (C))

Parole; hearing for nonviolent offenders whose crime was committed on or after January 1, 1995, and who have served 50 percent of their sentence. Amending §§ 19.2-11.01, 19.2-299, 19.2-315, 19.2-316.2, 19.2-316.3, 19.2-390, 53.1-40.10, 53.1-67.6, 53.1-133.03, 53.1-136, and 53.1-165.1; adding §§ 53.1-165.2 through 53.1-165.16. (Patron-Puckett, SB 661 (F))

Parole board; parole review, required release. Amending § 53.1-136. (Patron-Sickles, HB 951 (C))

Prisoners; notification of tertiary care. Amending § 53.1-32. (Patron-Rush, HB 867 (C))

Restoration of civil right to vote; felon to be eligible to vote upon completion of his sentence, including any term of probation or parole, and payment of restitution, etc., assessed as result of felony conviction. Amending § 53.1-231.2. (Patron-Carr, HB 556 (F))

Restoration of civil right to vote; persons convicted of nonviolent felonies eligible to register to vote upon completion of sentence, exception. Amending § 53.1-231.2. (Patron-Habeeb, HB 7 (F))

Riverside Regional Jail Authority; sheriffs allowed to appoint their alternates to vote when they are not present at meetings. Amending Chapter 675, 1999 Acts. (Patron-Ingram, HB 699 (I) See HB120)

Riverside Regional Jail Authority; sheriffs allowed to appoint their alternates to vote when they are not present at meetings. Amending Chapters 642 and 675, 1999 Acts. (Patron-Dance, HB 120 (Chapter 229))

Sentence credits; allows a maximum of seven and one-half sentence credits to be earned for each 30 days served on sentence for drug-related felonies. Amending § 53.1-202.3. (Patron-McClellan, HB 723 (F))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Attorney General to annually prepare pamphlet listing and summarizing laws containing requirements and prohibitions relevant to persons required to register and communicate pamphlet to Department of State Police and Department of Corrections. Adding § 9.1-923. (Patron-Marsden, SB 553 (C))

Telephone systems within correctional facilities; revenues received by the Commonwealth on prisoner telephone calls shall be paid into state treasury, Prisoner Reentry Fund established. Amending § 53.1-1.1; adding § 53.1-1.2. (Patron-Hope, HB 414 (F))

Temporary detention order; facility of detention. Amending § 37.2-809. (Patron-Yost, HB 243 (I) See HB293; Howell, SB 200 (I) See SB260)

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council to study whether Act, as it relates to Virginia Parole Board, should be amended to eliminate exemption for Board from Act. (Patron-Hope, HJR 86 (F))

Workers’ compensation; correctional officers, presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Amending §§ 65.2-402 and 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Lopez, HB 821 (F))