VirginiaPetition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures.
What it does
Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility; procedures. Provides procedures for individuals serving a sentence for certain felony convictions or a combination of such convictions who remain incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility or secure facility and meet certain criteria to petition the circuit court that entered the original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portion of such sentence or run the unserved portion of such sentence concurrently with another sentence, (ii) place such person on probation for such time as the court shall determine, or (iii) otherwise modify the sentence imposed. Depending on the type of conviction, the bill allows the court to grant a hearing on such petition after an individual has served at least 25 years for certain offenses, after 20 years for certain other offenses, and after 15 years for any other felony conviction not specified.
More detail
The bill does not allow an individual convicted of a Class 1 felony to petition for modification of his sentence. The bill requires the attorney for the Commonwealth and the victim to agree to hearing the petition in order for a court to conduct the hearing.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 18Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 28Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Feb 23Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Feb 21Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- Feb 21Impact statement from DPB (SB427S3)
- Feb 20Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Feb 16Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 16Read first timeMinor
- Feb 16Placed on Calendar
- Feb 13Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB427S3
- Feb 13Substitute by Senator Deeds agreed to 24107685D-S3
- Feb 13Substitute by Senator Deeds withdrawn 24107608D-S2Major
- Feb 13Committee substitute rejected 24107032D-S1
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Floor substitute printed 24107685D-S3 (Deeds)
- Feb 12Passed by for the day
- Feb 12Floor substitute printed 24107608D-S2 (Deeds)
- Feb 9Passed by for the day
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 9Passed by for the day
- Feb 8Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 24107032D-S1Major
- Feb 5Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 5Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Jan 26Racial and ethnic impact statement from JLARC (SB427)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101323DIntroduced