Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

5.1 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing. Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing guidelines in revocation proceedings. Authorizes the Virginia Sentencing Commission to develop, maintain, and modify a system of statewide discretionary sentencing guidelines for use in hearings conducted in circuit courts in which the defendant is cited for violation of a condition or conditions of supervised probation imposed as a result of a felony conviction. The bill provides that a court would be presented with such guidelines when a defendant is cited for violating a condition or conditions of supervised probation imposed as a result of a felony conviction and such person is under the supervision of a state probation and parole officer. This bill is identical to HB 1318. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 SB 424 Virginia SB 424 (2022)
bill
enacted
John S. Edwards
3 23 5 2022-01-11 2022-04-11 openstates ocd-bill/06da6141-0128-4aa1-9d81-447c57aa9f0c https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB424 661d9e2d31997e260a3726ea61ac5a51f122bc21e203d47c89373f3e088005f3 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-va

Virginia SB 424 (2022) — Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.

Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing guidelines in revocation proceedings. Authorizes the Virginia Sentencing Commission to develop, maintain, and modify a system of statewide discretionary sentencing guidelines for use in hearings conducted in circuit courts in which the defendant is cited for violation of a condition or conditions of supervised probation imposed as a result of a felony conviction. The bill provides that a court would be presented with such guidelines when a defendant is cited for violating a condition or conditions of supervised probation imposed as a result of a felony conviction and such person is under the supervision of a state probation and parole officer. This bill is identical to HB 1318.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0570 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100695D (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB424ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) — 200 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • John S. Edwards — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100695D introduction
  • 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2022-01-24 Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-01-25 Passed by for the day
  • 2022-01-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-01-27 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2022-01-28 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-04 Impact statement from DPB (SB424)
  • 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
  • 2022-02-21 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2022-02-21 Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-23 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-24 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-02-24 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-02-24 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-28 Enrolled
  • 2022-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB424ER)
  • 2022-02-28 Signed by President
  • 2022-02-28 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
  • 2022-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 570 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/06da6141-0128-4aa1-9d81-447c57aa9f0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).