Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
Summary
Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility; procedures. Provides a petition process for a person servinga sentence for any conviction or a combination of any convictionswho remains incarcerated in a state or local correctional facilityand meets certain criteria to petition the circuit court that enteredthe original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portionof such sentence or run the unserved portion of such sentence concurrentlywith another sentence, (ii) place such person on probation for suchtime as the court shall determine, or (iii) otherwise modify the sentenceimposed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
24–16
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
9
Feb 28, 2022
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
Feb 28, 2022
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 27, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
Feb 21, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Feb 15, 2022
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Feb 15, 2022
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
Feb 10, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
Feb 7, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Feb 7, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
Jan 31, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
Jan 11, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 11, 2022
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104101D
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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