Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1122 — Habitual offenders; repeals remaining provisions of Habitual Offender Act.

Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/21)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 22, 2020. Enacted.

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  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    8 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Habitual offenders; repeal. Repeals the remaining provisions of the Habitual Offender Act. The bill also requires that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles reinstate a person's privilege to drive a motor vehicle that was suspended or revoked solely on the basis that such person was determined to be or adjudicated a habitual offender pursuant to the Habitual Offender Act. The bill also authorizes the Virginia Alcohol and Safety Action Program (VASAP) to continue to administer intervention for individuals who were ordered to attend an intervention interview on or before June 30, 2021.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

162 added · 150 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 1122 involve the removal of specific references to habitual offender proceedings from the Code of Virginia. This change means that the legal framework previously associated with habitual offenders is being repealed. By eliminating these references, the amendment aims to streamline court processes and potentially reduce the complexity of legal proceedings related to habitual offenses, which could benefit both the legal system and those affected by such cases.

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SPECIAL SESSION I history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-9, 8.01-407, 16.1-77, 16.1-305, 17.1-213, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 46.2-301, 46.2-301.1, 46.2-411, and 53.1-21 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Article 9 (§§ 46.2-355.1 through 46.2-363) of Chapter 3 of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to habitual offenders;
SPECIAL SESSION I history | hilite | pdf | print version CHAPTER 463 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-9, 8.01-407, 16.1-77, 16.1-305, 17.1-213, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 46.2-301, 46.2-301.1, 46.2-411, and 53.1-21 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Article 9 (§§ 46.2-355.1 through 46.2-363) of Chapter 3 of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to habitual offenders;
[S 1122] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 1122] Approved March 31, 2021   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Case files involving a conviction for a sexually violent offense as defined in § 37.2-900, a violent felony as defined in § 17.1-805, or an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 shall be retained (a) years from the sentencing date or (b) until the sentence term ends, whichever comes later.
Case files involving a conviction for a sexually violent offense as defined in § 37.2-900, a violent felony as defined in § 17.1-805, or an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 shall be retained (a) 50 years from the sentencing date or (b) until the sentence term ends, whichever comes later.
Authorized officers or employees of criminal justice agencies, as defined by § 9.1-101, for purposes of the administration of criminal justice and the screening of an employment application or review of employment by a criminal justice agency with respect to its own employees or applicants, and dissemination to the Virginia Parole Board, pursuant to this subdivision, of such information on all state-responsible inmates for the purpose of making parole determinations pursuant to subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 6 of § 53.1-136 shall include collective dissemination by electronic means every days.
Authorized officers or employees of criminal justice agencies, as defined by § 9.1-101, for purposes of the administration of criminal justice and the screening of an employment application or review of employment by a criminal justice agency with respect to its own employees or applicants, and dissemination to the Virginia Parole Board, pursuant to this subdivision, of such information on all state-responsible inmates for the purpose of making parole determinations pursuant to subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 6 of § 53.1-136 shall include collective dissemination by electronic means every 30 days.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/21)

  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

  3. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021

  4. Signed by President

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Impact statement from DPB (SB1122ER)

  7. Enrolled

  8. VOTE: Passage (79-Y 20-N)

  9. Passed House (79-Y 20-N)

  10. Read third time

  11. Read second time

  12. Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 3-N)

  13. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

  14. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

  15. Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice

  16. Impact statement from DPB (SB1122ES1)

  17. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  18. Read first time

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Printed as engrossed 21103177D-ES1

  21. Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)

  22. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  23. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1122ES1

  24. Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to

  25. Reading of amendment waived

  26. Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

  27. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  28. Passed by for the day

  29. Passed by for the day

  30. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1122S1

  31. Committee substitute agreed to 21103177D-S1

  32. Reading of substitute waived

  33. Read second time

  34. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  35. Committee substitute printed 21103177D-S1

  36. Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)

  37. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  38. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  39. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100838D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Jennifer L. McClellan
  • Joseph D. Morrissey

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

VOTE: Passage (79-Y 20-N)

Passed 78 Yea · 20 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 782001
Total 782001
% of votes cast 79%20%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adams, Dawn M. — Yea
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Askew, Alex Q. — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Nay
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Nay
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Nay
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Nay
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Nay
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Not Voting
McGuire, John J., III — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Nay
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rush, Nick — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Samirah, Ibraheem S. — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

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Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 3-N)

Passed 19 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19300
Total 19300
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Nay
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Nay
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261300
Total 261300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38001
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Not Voting
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10400
Total 10400
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1122 do?
Habitual offenders; repeal. Repeals the remaining provisions of the Habitual Offender Act. The bill also requires that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles reinstate a person's privilege to drive a motor vehicle that was suspended or revoked solely on the basis that such person was determined to be or adjudicated a habitual offender pursuant to the Habitual Offender Act. The bill also authorizes the Virginia Alcohol and Safety Action Program (VASAP) to continue to administer intervention for individuals who were ordered to attend an intervention interview on or before June 30, 2021.
Who sponsors SB 1122?
SB 1122 is sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr., Jennifer L. McClellan, and Joseph D. Morrissey.
What is the current status of SB 1122?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 22, 2020. Enacted.
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