AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

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2. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly.

3. That the Department of Planning and Budget, in conjunction with the Department of Juvenile Justice, shall conduct a pilot program under which it prepares a fiscal impact statement for two bills to be referred by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and two bills to be referred by the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations that would result in a net decrease in periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. The referred bills shall include bills that would repeal crimes for which imprisonment or commitment is authorized, decrease the periods of imprisonment or commitment authorized for existing crimes, or eliminate minimum or mandatory minimum terms. The impact statements shall determine the effect on operating costs attributable to and necessary appropriations, if any, for the referred bills. The impact statements shall be prepared using the methodology described in § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia and shall be submitted to the General Assembly by December 15, 2020.

4. That the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission shall conduct a pilot program under which it prepares a fiscal impact statement for two bills to be referred by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and two bills to be referred by the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations that would result in a net decrease in periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities. The referred bills shall include bills that would repeal crimes for which imprisonment or commitment is authorized, decrease the periods of imprisonment or commitment authorized for existing crimes, or eliminate minimum or mandatory minimum terms. The impact statements shall determine the effect on operating costs attributable to and necessary appropriations, if any, for the referred bills. The impact statements shall be prepared using the methodology described in § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia and shall be submitted to the General Assembly by December 15, 2020.