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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.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2024
Last Action
Nov 18, 2024
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Left in Appropriations
Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Impact statement from DPB (SB427S3)
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Read first time
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Placed on Calendar
Substitute by Senator Deeds withdrawn 24107608D-S2
Floor substitute printed 24107685D-S3 (Deeds)
Read second time
Committee substitute rejected 24107032D-S1
Substitute by Senator Deeds agreed to 24107685D-S3
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB427S3
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Passed by for the day
Floor substitute printed 24107608D-S2 (Deeds)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 24107032D-S1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Racial and ethnic impact statement from JLARC (SB427)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101323D
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Left in Appropriations
R. Creigh Deeds
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Jennifer B. Boysko