HB 1241 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created.

Summary
Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program.Authorizes the attorney for the Commonwealth for each judicialcircuit of the Commonwealth to create and administer a Pretrial Interventionand Diversion Program for the purpose of providing an alternativeto prosecuting offenders in the criminal justice system. The billprovides that entry into such program shall be at the discretionof the attorney for the Commonwealth based upon written guidelines and that no attorney for the Commonwealth shall accept any offenderinto such program for an offense for which punishment includes amandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2022 Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103605D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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