Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
Summary
Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility; procedures. Provides a petition process for a person servinga sentence for any conviction or a combination of any convictionswho remains incarcerated in a state or local correctional facilityand meets certain criteria to petition the circuit court that enteredthe original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portionof such sentence or run the unserved portion of such sentence concurrentlywith another sentence, (ii) place such person on probation for suchtime as the court shall determine, or (iii) otherwise modify the sentenceimposed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 27, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104101D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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