2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1603: Enhanced earned sentence credits; firearm-related offense, felony conviction during confinement.

Legislative Summary

Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction during confinement. Removes any person convicted of a felony offense involving a firearm from eligibility for enhanced earned sentence credits and reduces enhanced earned sentence credit to zero for a person who receives a felony conviction for an offense that occurred during confinement. Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction during confinement. Removes any person convicted of a felony offense involving a firearm from eligibility for enhanced earned sentence credits and reduces enhanced earned sentence credit to zero for a person who receives a felony conviction for an offense that occurred during confinement.

Bill History

1/6/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103813D
House of Delegates
1/6/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/13/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/20/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105222D-H1
House of Delegates
2/5/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105222D-H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1603H1
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2023
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Senate

Amendments

Substitute for HB1603 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

Substitute for HB1603 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

1/20/2023Not Adopted

Substitute for HB1603 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

Substitute for HB1603 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1

1/20/2023Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2/15/2023
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2/7/2023
52
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
2/3/2023
11
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
1/27/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
1/20/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED