SB 307 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Adults sentenced for juvenile offenses; good conduct credit.

Summary

Adults sentenced for juvenile offenses; good conduct credit. Provides that an adult sentenced for a juvenile offense can earn good conduct credit at the rate of one day for each one day served, including all days served while confined in jail or secured detention prior to conviction and sentencing, in which the adult has not violated the written rules and regulations of the jail. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference and is identical to HB 61.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 5, 2020 Signed Mar 31, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 11, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 532 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 24, 2020

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed House (96-Y 3-N)

Feb 19, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 2-N)

Feb 14, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 11, 2020

Senate · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 2-N)

Jan 8, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

Jan 5, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Jan 5, 2020

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100962D

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors