Sen. Jennifer Boysko

Commending M. Siddique Sheikh.

Commending Peter A. Blake.

Celebrating the life of John F. Benton.

Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.

Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility; procedures. Provides procedures for individuals serving a sentence for certain felony convictions or a combination of such convictions who remain incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility or secure facility and meet certain criteria to petition the circuit court that entered the original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portion of such sentence or run the unserved portion of such sentence concurrently with another sentence, (ii) place such person on probation for such time as the court shall determine, or (iii) otherwise modify the sentence imposed. Depending on the type of conviction, the bill allows the court to grant a hearing on such petition after an individual has served at least 25 years for certain offenses, after 20 years for certain other offenses, and after 15 years for any other felony conviction not specified. The bill does not allow an individual convicted of a Class 1 felony to petition for modification of his sentence. The bill requires the attorney for the Commonwealth and the victim to agree to hearing the petition in order for a court to conduct the hearing.

Study; Department of Transportation; roadwayand pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; report. Requeststhe Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of implementingcertain roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville in PrinceWilliam County, particularly along Somerset Crossing Drive.

State plan for medical assistance services;violence prevention services benefit; work group. Directs theBoard of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan formedical assistance services to include a provision for payment ofmedical assistance for violence prevention services, defined in thebill, provided by a qualified violence prevention professional toan individual who receives medical treatment for an injury sustainedas a result of community violence, defined in the bill, who is determinedby a health care provider to be at risk of repeat injury or retaliation.The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services toconvene a work group to advise the Board on the design and implementationof the violence prevention services benefit and specifies that thework group include representatives from the Department and violenceintervention programs, medical providers, survivors of communityviolence, representatives from Medicaid managed care organizations,and other members as deemed appropriate by the Department. The billrequires the Department to post on its website the date upon whichviolence prevention services may be provided and billed pursuantto the provisions of the bill.

Acknowledging with profound regret the unethicaluse of Black bodies by medical institutions. Expresses the sentimentof the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret theunethical use of Black bodies by medical institutions in the Commonwealth.

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness. Designates May, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness in Virginia.

Chest Wall Deformity Awareness Month. Designates December, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Chest Wall Deformity Awareness Month in Virginia.