HB 1318 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.

Summary
Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing guidelines in revocation proceedings. Authorizes the Virginia Sentencing Commission to develop, maintain, and modify a system of statewide discretionary sentencing guidelines for use in hearings conducted in circuit courts in which the defendant is cited for violation of a condition or conditions of supervised probation imposed as a result of a felony conviction. The bill provides that a court would be presented with such guidelines when a defendant is cited for violating a condition or conditions of supervised probation imposed as a result of a felony conviction and such person is under the supervision of a state probation and parole officer. This bill is identical to SB 424.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2022

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 21, 2022
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104419D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Les Adams
Les Adams
RRepublican
VA
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