SB 810

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 08, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 11, 2020
  • House
  • Governor

Discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets; use by juries.

Abstract

Discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets;use by juries. Requires that the jury be given the applicablediscretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets during a sentencing proceeding and that the court instruct the jury that the sentencingguidelines worksheets are discretionary and not binding on the jury.The bill requires sentencing guidelines worksheets to be kept confidentialby the jurors and filed under seal by the court.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Dec 04, 2020

House

Left in Courts of Justice

Mar 02, 2020

House

Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice

Feb 28, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

Feb 18, 2020

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Feb 14, 2020

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Read first time

Feb 11, 2020

Senate

Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2020

Senate

Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 6-N)

Feb 05, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB810)

Jan 08, 2020

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103833D

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103833D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB810F122.PDF PDF

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