Class 1 felonies; mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for life.
Summary
Class 1 felonies; mandatory minimum term ofimprisonment for life. Provides that any person convicted ofa Class 1 felony who was 18 years of age or older at the time ofthe offense and is not determined to be a person with intellectualdisability shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonmentfor life.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2022
Last action Jan 19, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101412D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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