Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters and executive clemency (first reference).
Summary
Amends the authority of the Governor to remove the political disabilities of persons convicted of felonies, thus restoring their civil rights. The resolution requires the Governor to automatically remove the political disabilities of a person convicted of a felony, other than a violent felony, who has completed service of his sentence and any modification of that sentence, and has met any other conditions that may be set by the General Assembly. The Governor retains the discretion to remove the political disabilities of persons convicted of violent felonies. A person convicted of a violent felony shall become eligible for the removal of his political disabilities once he has completed (i) the payment in full of any restitution, fines, costs, and fees assessed against him as a result of his conviction and (ii) service of his sentence and any modification of that sentence, including any period or condition of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and at least five years have passed since he completed such payment and service of sentence without any new felony convictions or any misdemeanor convictions involving moral turpitude.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 1, 2016
Last action Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendments SJ223ES2
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendments by Senator Norment agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
legislature
Sep 1, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Sep 1, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100420D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TN
Tommy Norment
RRepublican
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