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Bill

Juvenile; sentencing when tried as an adult.

Sentencing of juvenile tried as adult. Providesthat a court, in the case of a juvenile tried as an adult and convictedof a felony, may depart from any mandatory minimum sentence requiredby law, suspend any portion of an otherwise applicable sentence,or deal with the juvenile in the same manner as a case in the juvenilecourt if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that thevictim of the felony offense trafficked the juvenile in violationof human trafficking laws, sexually assaulted or abused the juvenilewithin one year of the commission of the felony offense, or sexuallyassaulted or abused the juvenile, causing such juvenile to be anabused or neglected child. The bill also requires the court, whensentencing a juvenile as an adult, to consider the juvenile's exposureto adverse childhood experiences, early childhood trauma, or anychild welfare agency and the differences between juvenile and adultoffenders, including the diminished culpability of juveniles. Afterconsidering such factors, the court may reduce or suspend any mandatory minimum sentence or maximum period of incarceration prescribed bylaw that the juvenile is required to serve by not more than 50 percentif the court determines that such reduction is appropriate in relationto the juvenile's age, the juvenile's prospects for rehabilitation,or any other mitigating factors.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 744

Virginia HB 744 (2020)

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enacted

Vivian E. Watts

2020-01-06

2020-03-23

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ocd-bill/35437d53-32f9-4190-9917-6b2cf083daf5

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB744

b3982c17d878dca1d01007227cd557c80b3714c6553d2d084583d264cd701fe3

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

reported

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Virginia HB 744 (2020) — Juvenile; sentencing when tried as an adult.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB744ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House as amended HB744E (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House as amended HB744E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) — 30–10 (pass) · upper
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 2-N) — 13–2 (pass) · upper
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 4-N) — 15–4 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Passage (71-Y 27-N) — 70–27 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) — 6–1 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) — 13–2 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104812D introduction
2020-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
2020-01-17 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
2020-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
2020-01-27 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 4-N) committee-passage
2020-01-29 Read first time reading-1
2020-01-30 Read second time reading-2
2020-01-30 Committee amendments agreed to
2020-01-30 Engrossed by House as amended HB744E
2020-01-30 Printed as engrossed 20104812D-E
2020-01-31 Read third time and passed House (71-Y 27-N) passage, reading-3
2020-01-31 VOTE: Passage (71-Y 27-N)
2020-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
2020-02-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB744E)
2020-02-17 Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
2020-02-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
2020-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-27 Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) passage
2020-03-04 Enrolled
2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB744ER)
2020-03-05 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05 Signed by President
2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-23 Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/35437d53-32f9-4190-9917-6b2cf083daf5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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