It has been a brutal session for criminal justice reform. The Senate has been unable to stop some conservative bills as they have in the past. CURE spent some time and effort to stop the dissolution of the DCE (part of HB 1291 and SB 678) to no avail. We will keep going after crossover on the 14th, hoping for the Senate to kill some of the more punitive House bills, but there are few bills left to save! There were no earned credits or parole bills this year except for the FOIA study that was killed in committee.

SUPPORT
HB 16
Civil rights; automatically restored to certain persons for eligibilty to register to vote.
Gregory D. Habeeb
Provides for the automatic restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies (excepting felony drug and election fraud crimes) upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole, and the payment of all restitution, fines, costs, and fees assessed as a result of the felony conviction.
01/19/12  House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 3-N)

SUPPORT
HB 13
Redistricting local districts; local government may exclude prison populations from its calculation.
Riley E. Ingram
Provides that the local governing body may exclude from its calculations in drawing local districts for decennial redistricting the population of certain adult correctional facilities. The bill includes federal and regional, as well as state, adult correctional facilities and allows the exclusion of the facility population if it exceeds 12 percent of the ideal population of an election district for the locality.
02/01/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)

*SUPPORT
HB 162
Telephone services for incarcerated persons.
Patrick A. Hope
Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to exercise jurisdiction over rates and charges of telecommunication services that enable correctional inmates to originate calls at pay telephones or other telephones that are designated for prisoners’ personal use.
01/23/12  House: Re-Assigned MPPS sub: #2,
02/10/12  House: Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote

*SUPPORT
HB 165
Conditional release of geriatric prisoners.
Patrick A. Hope
Allows any prisoner serving a sentence imposed for a felony offense, other than a Class 1 felony, who has reached the age of 60 or older to petition the Parole Board for conditional release without regard to the number of years of his sentence he has served. Current law allows a 60-year-old prisoner to petition the Board after serving at least 10 years and a 65-year-old prisoner to petition the Board after serving at least five years of his sentence.
02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 389
Criminal law; redefinition of the triggerman rule.:
C. Todd Gilbert
Redefines the “triggerman rule,” which currently provides that only the actual perpetrator of a capital murder is eligible for the death penalty and that accessories and principals in the second degree can be punished only as if guilty of first degree murder. This bill allows principals in the second degree and accessories before the fact to be charged as principals in the first degree in the cases of murder for hire, murder involving a continuing criminal enterprise, and terrorism. This bill allows, in all other cases of capital murder, a principal in the second degree to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he had the same intent to kill as the principal in the first degree. The bill allows an accessory before the fact to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he ordered or directed the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing.
02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 28-N)

*SUPPORT
HB 397
Virginia Parole Board; exceptions to the Freedom of Information Act.
Patrick A. Hope
Requires guidance documents of the Board to be available as public records under the Freedom of Information Act. The bill has a delayed effective date to give the Freedom of Information Advisory Council an opportunity to review the legislation and report on its implementation.
01/19/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

SUPPORT
HB 413
Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; prohibited publication of employment information.:
Vivian E. Watts
Prohibits information regarding the employer of a Sex Offender Registry registrant from being made available on the Internet system developed by the Department of State Police
02/02/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/06/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

*SUPPORT
HB 420
Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies.
Vivian E. Watts
Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families assistance shall not be denied assistance solely because he has been convicted of a felony offense of possession of a controlled substance provided he complies with all obligations imposed by the court and the Department of Social Services, is actively engaged in or has completed substance abuse treatment, and participates in drug screenings.
02/06/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

SUPPORT
HB 435
Juveniles; certain persons imprisoned for felony offense eligible for parole.
Robert Tata
Provides that any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment upon conviction of a felony offense who was a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offense is eligible for parole.
02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

SUPPORT
HB 436
Juveniles; certain persons imprisoned for life eligible for parole.
Robert Tata
Provides that any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment upon conviction of a felony offense other than an offense set forth in Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 (homicide offenses) who was a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offense is eligible for parole. This bill is in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. ___, 130 S. Ct. 2011, 2034 (2010), in which the Court held that, pursuant to the 8th Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, “[t]he Constitution prohibits the imposition of a life without parole sentence on a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide.”
01/18/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

SUPPORT
HB 485
Expungement of certain drug charges.
Onzlee Ware
Provides that any person who has been convicted of a charge of possession of marijuana or had a charge of possession of marijuana or other drug discharged and dismissed in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-251 more than five years prior to his petition for expungement may file a petition setting forth the relevant facts and requesting expungement of the police records and the court records relating to the charge. The bill adds that the Department of Criminal Justice Services shall maintain a record of the expungement to be made available to any attorney for the Commonwealth upon request.
01/16/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 624
Sex offender registry; juvenile registration.:
David B. Albo
Requires registration on the sex offender registry for juveniles who were over the age of 13 at the time of the offense who were adjudicated delinquent on or after July 1, 2005, of rape, forcible sodomy or object sexual penetration.
01/30/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
01/30/12  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations,
02/06/12  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety

SUPPORT
HB 675
Grand larceny; threshold amount.
Scott A. Surovell
Increases from $200 to $500 the threshold amount of money or the value of the goods or chattel that the defendant must take before the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The same threshold is increased for certain
01/18/12  House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 718
Juveniles; trial as adults.
Terry G. Kilgore
Allows prosecutors the discretion to have juveniles charged with violations of certain gang offenses and repeat violations of certain drug offenses to be transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult. The bill also provides that juveniles charged with an offense defined as an act of violence, if previously adjudicated delinquent of an act of violence, are automatically transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult.
02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 21-N),,
02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

OPPOSE
HB 753
Juvenile offenses; State attorney to file motion with court of offenses requiring registration.:
Benjamin L. Cline
Permits the attorney for the Commonwealth to file a motion with the court at any time considering juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent of any offense requiring registration. Currently, the law does not specifically address any time frame during which the attorney for the Commonwealth may file the required motion
02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 21-N),
02/15/12  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 6-N)

SUPPORT
HB 836
Restraint of certain prisoners
Patrick A. Hope
Prohibits a state, regional, local, or juvenile correctional facility from using restraints on any prisoner who is pregnant during labor, transport to a medical facility, delivery, or postpartum recovery unless the warden, superintendent, or jailor finds there is a compelling reason to believe that the prisoner poses serious harm to herself or others, is a flight risk, or cannot be reasonably restrained by other means. Such facility shall use the least restrictive restraints necessary on any inmate in the second or third trimester of pregnancy.
01/18/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2,
02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 973
Sex crimes; penalties
Robert B.Bell
Imposes a mandatory minimum life sentence for rape, forcible sodomy, and object sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13
02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 11-N)
02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

SUPPORT
HB 1023
Income tax, state or corporate; tax credit for hiring certain individuals.
David L. Englin
Establishes beginning January 1, 2012, an individual and corporate income tax credit for taxpayers hiring individuals released from incarceration into new jobs paying an annual salary of at least $50,000. Individuals released from incarceration are persons who were released from incarceration for conviction of a felony within the five years immediately preceding the date on which the person was hired into the new job. The tax credit would equal $500 each year for five years for each such employee holding the new job continuously throughout the year. No credit would be allowed for any year in which the number of full-time employees of the taxpayer is less than the average annual number of full-time employees of the taxpayer in the immediately preceding three years.
02/03/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

SUPPORT
HB 1064
Geriatric prisoners; removes petition requirement for Parole Board to consider conditional release.:
Beverly J. Sherwood
Removes the petition requirement for the Parole Board to consider a geriatric release.
01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety,
02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

SUPPORT
HB 1098
Civil rights; automatically restored to certain persons for eligibility to register to vote.:
Charniele L. Herring
Provides for the automatic restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies (excepting election fraud crimes) upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole, and the payment of all restitution, fines, costs, and fees assessed as a result of the felony conviction
02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 1178
Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; offenders.:
Michael J. Webert
Offenders required to register prohibited from operating charter buses.  Provides that no person required to register on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry shall be permitted to operate a charter bus (commercial vehicle designed to carry 32 or more passengers
02/13/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N),
02/20/12  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SUPPORT
HB 1198
Circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction
Charniele L. Herring
A Provides, in certain violent felony cases, for a juvenile’s right to appeal to the circuit court the attorney for the Commonwealth’s decision to certify that the juvenile’s case be transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult. If the juvenile appeals the decision to transfer, the circuit court will conduct a hearing on the merits, using factors currently used by the juvenile and domestic relations district court for transfer decisions.
01/24/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/01/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 1271
Sexually violent predators; mandatory minimum life sentence for certain sex crimes.:
S. Chris Jones
Punishment and civil commitment of sexually violent predators; penalty.  Imposes a mandatory minimum life sentence for the sexually violent offenses of rape, forcible sodomy, and object sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13. The bill also eliminates the use of the Static-99 assessment instrument for evaluating whether a prisoner convicted of a sexually violent offense or an unrestorably incompetent defendant charged with a sexually violent offense should be civilly committed. Instead, the Director of the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the Attorney General and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, shall develop an assessment protocol to determine whether the prisoner or defendant meets the definition of a sexually violent predator. The bill also increases from 120 to 180 days the length of time the Commitment Review Committee has to complete its assessment of the prisoner or defendant for civil commitment and communicate its recommendation to the Attorney General
02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

SUPPORT
HB 1278
Writ of actual innocence; person convicted of felony may petition Supreme Court.:
Joseph D. Morrissey
Petitions for writs of actual innocence.  Provides that for petitions for writs of actual innocence in the case of both biological and nonbiological evidence, each may be brought for any felony and upon any plea. The bill also provides that, for both writs, the petitioner shall allege that the new evidence (had it been available at trial) would have created in a rational trier of fact reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the petitioner as opposed to the current required allegation that the evidence “will prove that no rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” For the writ based on nonbiological evidence, the bill removes the limit that only one writ per conviction may be filed.
01/24/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal,
02/08/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

HB 1279
Felonies by prisoners; penalties.:
Christopher P. Stolle
Provides that a prisoner may be charged under both the crimes by prisoners Code section and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and possession of a firearm by a felon.
01/20/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety,
02/09/12  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 by voice vote

OPPOSE
HB 1291
State government; Governor’s reorganization of executive branch.
C. Todd Gilbert
Reorganizes the executive branch of state government as follows:…[including]Eliminates the Department of Correctional Education. The bill divides the provision and administration of education in correctional institutions between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice, with supervision by a newly created Division of Correctional Education within the Department of Juvenile Justice, [Enactments 108-109; Resolution #39 and #40];
01/25/12  House: Introduced at the request of Governor,
02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 17-N),
02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

SUPPORT
HJ 17
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of civil rights.
Joseph D. Morrissey
Authorizes the General Assembly to provide by general law for the restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies who have completed service of their sentence including any period or condition of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The present Constitution provides for restoration of rights by the Governor. The proposed amendment retains the right of the Governor to restore civil rights and adds the alternative for restoration of rights pursuant to general law.
02/14/12  House: Left in Privileges and Elections

SUPPORT
HJ 122
Study; parole; report.:
Mark D. Sickles
Establishes a joint subcommittee to study reinstituting parole in the Commonwealth.
02/14/12  House: Left in Courts of Justice

SUPPORT
HJ 125
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of civil rights.
Betsy B. Carr
Authorizes the General Assembly to provide by general law for the restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies who have completed service of their sentence including any period or condition of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Currently the Constitution provides for restoration of rights by the Governor. The proposed amendment retains the right of the Governor to restore civil rights and adds the alternative for restoration of rights pursuant to general law.
02/14/12  House: Left in Privileges and Elections

SUPPORT
HJ 126
Study; solitary confinement; JLARC:
Patrick A. Hope
.Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the use of solitary confinement by the Department of Corrections.
02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

SUPPORT
HJ 127
Study; Crime Commission; determining best use of resources for helping released nonviolent offenders
Matthew James
Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the creation of a rating mechanism to determine which nonviolent felony offenders would be best served by receiving aid in obtaining employment post-release.
01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Rules,
02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends no action by voice vote

OPPOSE
SB 20
Rape; accomplished by ruse or trickery.
Richard H. Stuart
Provides that rape may be accomplished by ruse or trickery as well as, under current law, by force, threat, or intimidation.
01/23/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

OPPOSE
SB 58
Criminal law; redefinition of the triggerman rule.
Mark D. Obenshain
Redefines the “triggerman rule,” which currently provides that only the actual perpetrator of a capital murder is eligible for the death penalty and that accessories and principals in the second degree can be punished only as if guilty of first degree murder. This bill allows principals in the second degree and accessories before the fact to be charged as principals in the first degree in the cases of murder for hire, murder involving a continuing criminal enterprise, and terrorism. This bill allows, in all other cases of capital murder, a principal in the second degree to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he had the same intent to kill as the principal in the first degree. The bill allows an accessory before the fact to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he ordered or directed the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing.
01/05/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice,
02/02/12  House: Subcommittee recommends no action by voice vote

SUPPORT
SB 71
Grand larceny; threshold amount.
Bryce E. Reeves (elect)
Increases from $200 to $500 the threshold amount of money or the value of the goods or chattel that the defendant must take before the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The same threshold is increased for certain property crimes
01/27/12  Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N),
02/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal

SUPPORT
SB 72
Grand larceny; threshold amount.
Bryce E. Reeves (elect)
Increases from $200 to $750 the threshold amount of money or the value of the goods or chattel that the defendant must take before the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The same threshold is increased for certain property crimes
01/18/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

SUPPORT
SB 91
Civil commitment of sexually violent predators.:
Janet D. Howell
Removes current language citing the Static-99 and score of “5″ as the factor that determines whether violent sex offenders who are being released from prison must be referred for further review for possible civil commitment as a sexually violent predator. In its place, the bill directs the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to prescribe a process for the Department of Corrections to use to identify offenders who warrant further assessment as a possible sexually violent predator. The Departments must report biennially to the General Assembly on the process being used. This bill is derived from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission staff report entitled Review of the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators released at the November 2011 JLARC meeting.
01/30/12  Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB314-Blevins) (15-Y 0-N)

SUPPORT
SB 111
Sanctions with Unified Rapid Enforcement (SURE);.:
Janet D. Howell
Creates a specialized probation program available to offenders who are on probation pursuant to a suspended sentence and have not been convicted of a violent felony. The program provides for immediate arrest of a probation violator whose violation is not another crime. He would then be subject to a minimum of 5 to 10 days in jail, with the terms of confinement escalating for each subsequent offense. Upon a fourth violation the defendant would become ineligible for the SURE program. The program is to be initially administered by the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission as a pilot program in select jurisdictions for a period of two years.
02/10/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N),
02/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal

OPPOSE
SB 127
Sex offender registry; juvenile registration. :
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Requires registration on the sex offender registry for juveniles who were over the age of 13 at the time of the offense who were adjudicated delinquent on or after July 1, 2005, of rape, forcible sodomy, or object sexual penetration. Information on juveniles adjudicated delinquent does not have to be made available on the public website.
02/10/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N),
02/20/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 4-N)

OPPOSE
SB 247
Child support; DCE to withhold payments from prisoners who maintain job within Department.
Mark D. Obenshain
Requires the Department to withhold child support payments out of moneys paid to prisoners who maintain a job within the Department. Child support payments owed will also be withheld from any inmate trust account established for the prisoner.
02/10/12  Senate: Continued to 2013 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

SB 290
Geriatric prisoners; removes petition requirement for Parole Board to consider conditional release
L. Louise Lucas
Conditional release of geriatric prisoners. Removes the petition requirement for the Parole Board to consider a geriatric release.
02/14/12  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/16/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety,

SB 314
Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC determines if prisoner meets definition
Harry B. Blevins
Eliminates the use of the Static-99 assessment instrument for evaluating whether a prisoner convicted of a sexually violent offense or an unrestorably incompetent defendant charged with a sexually violent offense should be civilly committed. Instead, the Director of the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the Attorney General and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, shall develop an assessment protocol to determine whether the prisoner or defendant meets the definition of a sexually violent predator. The bill also increases from 120 to 180 days the length of time the Commitment Review Committee has to complete its assessment of the prisoner or defendant for civil commitment and communicate its recommendation to the Attorney General. The Departments must report biennially to the General Assembly on the process being used. This bill incorporates SB 91
02/02/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/16/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

SUPPORT
SB 390
Juvenile life sentences.
David W. Marsden
Provides a mechanism for persons who are sentenced to life for a nonhomicide offense committed while a juvenile to petition the court for a modification of sentence.
02/13/96  Senate: Left in Finance

OPPOSE
SB 419
Juveniles; trial as adults:
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Allows prosecutors the discretion to have juveniles charged with violations of certain gang offenses and repeat violations of certain drug offenses to be transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult. The bill also provides that juveniles charged with an offense defined as an act of violence, if previously adjudicated delinquent of an act of violence, are automatically transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult.
01/11/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice,
01/30/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)

SUPPORT
SB 420
Sex Offender Registry; notification of laws:
David W. Marsden
Requires the Attorney General to annually compile laws containing requirements and prohibitions relevant to persons who must register as sex offenders and requires the State Police to publish the list on its website.  The State Police must annually distribute the list to persons required to register as sex offenders, unless the person is under the control of the Department of Corrections or Community Supervision, in which case the Department of Corrections must distribute the list.
01/23/12  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)

OPPOSE
SB 436
Sex crimes;
Mark D. Obenshain
Sex crimes; penalties.  Imposes a mandatory minimum life sentence for rape, forcible sodomy, and object sexual penetration of a child under the a  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N),
02/17/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal

SUPPORT
SB 583
Courts not of record; circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; objections.
John S. Edwards
Provides, in certain violent felony cases, for a juvenile’s right to appeal to the circuit court the attorney for the Commonwealth’s decision to certify that the juvenile’s case be transferred to the circuit court for trial as an adult. If the juvenile appeals the decision to transfer, the circuit court will conduct a hearing on the merits, using factors currently used by the juvenile and domestic relations district court for transfer decisions.
01/18/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice,
02/01/12  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)

OPPOSE
SB 668
Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor.:
Thomas A. Garrett
Provides that when a person is convicted of a specified misdemeanor sex offense and it is alleged in the warrant that he was convicted of two or more substantially similar offenses under the laws of another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the United States within the previous 10 years, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the prior convictions are limited to convictions under Virginia law.
01/20/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/30/12  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
02/07/12  Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)

OPPOSE
SB 678
Governor’s reorganization of executive branch of state government.
Ryan T. McDougle
Reorganizes the executive branch of state government as follows:…[including]Eliminates the Department of Correctional Education. The bill divides the provision and administration of education in correctional institutions between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice, with supervision by a newly created Division of Correctional Education within the Department of Juvenile Justice,
02/10/12  Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N),
02/16/12  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

SUPPORT
SJ 64
Study; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to study offender classification; report.
L. Louise Lucas
Requests the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to study rating nonviolent felony offenses to aid certain classes of offenders in obtaining gainful employment.
02/14/12  Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
02/14/12  Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote,
02/17/12  House: Referred to Committee on Rules

SUPPORT
SJ 93
Study; solitary confinement; JLARC.:
Adam P. Ebbin
Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the use of solitary confinement by the Department of Corrections
02/14/12  Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote,
02/16/12  House: Referred to Committee on Rules