Juvenile offenders; eligibility for parole.
Summary
Juvenile offenders; parole. Provides that any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was a juvenile and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence and any person who has active sentences that total more than 20 years for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was a juvenile and who has served at least 20 years of such sentences shall be eligible for parole. This bill is identical to SB 103.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Nov 19, 2019
Signed Feb 24, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Feb 24, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 2 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB35E
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with amendments (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Nov 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100536D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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