Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 252 — Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.

Last action — Incorporated by Judiciary (SB104-Morrissey) (15-Y 0-N)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences;modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term of confinementfor felony offenses; report. Except for aggravated murder of a law-enforcement officer, eliminates all mandatory minimum sentencesof confinement from the Code of Virginia. The bill directs the Secretaryof Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work groupto evaluate the feasibility of resentencing persons previously convictedof a felony offense that was punishable by a mandatory minimum termof confinement and to report its findings by November 1, 2022.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Incorporated by Judiciary (SB104-Morrissey) (15-Y 0-N)

  2. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100249D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Incorporated by Judiciary (SB104-Morrissey) (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
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 — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 252 do?
Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences;modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term of confinementfor felony offenses; report. Except for aggravated murder of a law-enforcement officer, eliminates all mandatory minimum sentencesof confinement from the Code of Virginia. The bill directs the Secretaryof Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work groupto evaluate the feasibility of resentencing persons previously convictedof a felony offense that was punishable by a mandatory minimum termof confinement and to report its findings by November 1, 2022.
Who sponsors SB 252?
SB 252 is sponsored by Edwards, John S..
What is the current status of SB 252?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 252?
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