Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.
Summary
Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2022, shall receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The bill also provides that a person is eligible to be considered for parole if such person was convicted of a felony conviction, except for an act of violence, and had such felony conviction sentence enhanced because of a felony marijuana conviction and such offense was committed on or after January 1, 1995, and the person was committed by a court to the Department of Corrections and remained incarcerated for such offense on July 1, 2022. The bill incorporates SB 518.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
19
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-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 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB745ES1
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106159D-S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103531D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Louise Lucas
DDemocratic
Co
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
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