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HB 188 Sentence reduction; substantial assistance to prosecution.
Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sentence reduction; substantial assistance to prosecution. Allows a convicted person's sentence to be reduced if such person provides substantial assistance, defined in the bill, in the furtherance of the investigation or prosecution of another person engaged in an act of violence or for offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances or marijuana. Sentence reduction can occur only upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates HB 203 and is identical to SB 35.
FULL TEXT
- 12/26/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102599D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18105628D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107095D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/18 House: Conference substitute printed 18108027D-H2 pdf
- 03/10/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB188ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/26/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102599D
- 12/26/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/19/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18105628D-H1
- 01/29/18 House: Incorporates HB203 (Mullin)
- 01/31/18 House: Read first time
- 02/01/18 House: Read second time
- 02/01/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18105628D-H1
- 02/01/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB188H1
- 02/02/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107095D-S1
- 02/13/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18107095D-S1
- 02/14/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB188S1
- 02/14/18 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/18 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107095D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 02/16/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/18 House: Passed by until Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- 02/27/18 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 18107095D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/27/18 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/18 House: House acceded to request
- 03/02/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/18 House: Delegates: Collins, Leftwich, Mullin
- 03/05/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/18 Senate: Senators: Stanley, Obenshain, Deeds
- 03/07/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/18 House: Conference substitute printed 18108027D-H2
- 03/08/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB188ER)
- 03/10/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/29/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 492 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/29/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492)