Celebrating the life of Aubrey Mae Stanley,Jr.
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Attorney General; instituting or conductingcriminal prosecutions for acts of violence. Authorizes the AttorneyGeneral to institute or conduct criminal prosecutions in cases involvinga violation of the criminal laws involving an act of violence whensuch prosecution is requested by the sheriff or chief of police investigatingthe violation. The bill also provides that, prior to institutingor conducting a criminal prosecution for such cases involving a violationof the criminal laws involving an act of violence, the Attorney General shall give notice to the local attorney for the Commonwealth wheresuch violation occurred of his intent to institute or conduct suchcriminal prosecution.
Evidence of defendant's mental condition; specificintent crimes. Clarifies that a defendant may offer evidenceconcerning the defendant's mental condition at the time of the allegedoffense in certain circumstances for specific intent offenses only.
Celebrating the life of Commander Brian MichaelBourgeois, USN.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable WilliamTayloe Murphy, Jr.
Commending the Honorable William C. Mims.
Department of Corrections; earned sentence credits. Repeals the four-level classification system for the awarding andcalculation of earned sentence credits currently set to go into effecton July 1, 2022. Under current law, a maximum of 4.5 sentence credits may be earned for each 30 days served.
Commending the Patrick Henry High School boys'volleyball team.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable ArthurR. Giesen, Jr.
Voter referendum; issuance of state generalobligation bonds for school facility modernization. Providesfor a statewide referendum on the question of whether the GeneralAssembly shall issue state general obligation bonds in the amountof $3 billion for the purpose of K-12 school building construction,repair, or other capital projects related to the modernization ofschool facilities. The results would be advisory only and are intendedonly to demonstrate the preference of the citizens of the Commonwealthon the issuance of such bonds. The bill provides that the referendumbe held at the November 2021 general election.