SB 332

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed Senate Jan 18, 2024
  • House
  • Governor

Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.

Abstract

Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement. Reduces from 12 months to 364 days the maximum term of confinement in jail for a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to revise all labels on Sentencing Guidelines worksheets and instructions in the Sentencing Guidelines manual so that any conviction for an offense defined as a Class 1 misdemeanor or any other misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 364 days of incarceration, as provided by the bill, shall be scored as if the maximum penalty were 12 months for the purposes of preparing and using the discretionary sentencing guidelines.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 18.2-11, 22.1-279.6, 33.2-802, 36-85.12, 62.1-44.32, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and 62.1-44.34:20 of the Code of Virginia, relating to misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Nov 18, 2024

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 28, 2024

House

Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

Feb 23, 2024

House

Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 13, 2024

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Read first time

Jan 18, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB332E)

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Jan 17, 2024

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB332E

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB332)

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Amendment by Senator Perry agreed to

Senate

Printed as engrossed 24101161D-E

Jan 16, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2024

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)

Jan 10, 2024

Senate

Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name

Jan 09, 2024

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101161D

Senate

Introduced bill reprinted 24101161D

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced HTML PDF
Engrossed HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Impact statement from DPB (SB332E) PDF
Impact statement from DPB (SB332) PDF

Sources

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