Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2022
Last action Feb 22, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB842E
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Dec 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
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