HB 188 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Sentence reduction; substantial assistance to prosecution.

Summary
Allows a convicted person's sentence to be reduced if such person provides substantial assistance, defined in the bill, in the furtherance of the investigation or prosecution of another person engaged in an act of violence or for offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances or marijuana. Sentence reduction can occur only upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 26, 2017 Last action Mar 12, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by until Tuesday, February 27, 2018
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB188S1
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107095D-S1
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB188H1
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105628D-H1
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Dec 26, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 26, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102599D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Christopher E. Collins
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
VA
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