SB 810 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets; use by juries.

Summary
Discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets;use by juries. Requires that the jury be given the applicablediscretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets during a sentencing proceeding and that the court instruct the jury that the sentencingguidelines worksheets are discretionary and not binding on the jury.The bill requires sentencing guidelines worksheets to be kept confidentialby the jurors and filed under seal by the court.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020

How they voted

22–18
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
1 Yea 18 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103833D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors