■ = Bill is dead or 'continued.'
2022 Priority Bills
Justice Reform | ||||||||
Cat | Number | Title | Patron | House | Senate | GA | Governor | updated |
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justice | HB 612 Support | Possession of controlled substances; penalties.
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Reduces the penalty for possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance from a Class 5 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor and the penalty for possession of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance from a Class 2 misdemeanor and a Class 3 misdemeanor, respectively, to a Class 4 misdemeanor. ...
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Sally Hudson (D-HD57) |
Tabled
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1/24/22 | ||
justice | HB 862 Support | Supplementing compensation of public defender.
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Requires the governing body of any county or city that elects to supplement the compensation of the attorney for the Commonwealth, or any of his deputies or employees, above the salary of any such attorney for the Commonwealth, deputy, or employee, to proportionally ...
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Lopez (D) |
Tabled
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3/11/24 | ||
justice | HB 906 Support | Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
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Provides a petition process for a person serving a sentence for any conviction or a combination of any convictions who remains incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility and meets certain criteria to petition the circuit court that entered the original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portion of such sentence ...
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Carrie Coyner (R-HD62) |
Left
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2/15/22 | ||
justice | HB 1053 Support | Local correctional facilities; fees.
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Eliminates certain fees charged to inmates within a local correctional facility, including a fee to defray the costs associated with an inmate's keep, travel and other expenses associated with an inmate's work release employment or participation in an educational or rehabilitative program, and telephone systems. ...
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Irene Shin (D-HD86) |
Passed
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Passed
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Signed
08/04/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0013)
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1/6/23 | |
justice | HB 1197 Support | Secretariat agency responsibilities; Department of Juvenile Justice.
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Directs the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to determine the feasibility and benefits of transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice from the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. ...
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Patrick A. Hope (D-HD47) |
Passed
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Passed
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Vetoed
04/11/22 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
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4/28/22 | |
justice | SB 282 Support | Supplementing compensation of public defender.
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Requires the governing body of any county or city that elects to supplement the compensation of the attorney for the Commonwealth, or any of his deputies or his employees, above the salary of any such officer, deputy, or employee to supplement the compensation of the public defender ...
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Ebbin (D) |
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Incorp
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3/11/24 | ||
justice | SB 378 Support | Petition for modification of sentence; eligibility, procedures.
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Provides a petition process for a person serving a sentence for any conviction or a combination of any convictions who remains incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility and meets certain criteria to petition the circuit court that entered the original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portion...
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Chap Petersen (D-SD34) |
Left
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Passed
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3/15/22 | ||
justice | SB 411 Support | Possession of controlled substances; penalties.
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Reduces the penalty for possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance from a Class 5 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor and the penalty for possession of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance from a Class 2 misdemeanor and a Class 3 misdemeanor, respectively, to a Class 4 misdemeanor. ...
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Joseph Morrissey (D-HD16) |
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Defeated
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2/10/22 | ||
justice | HB 79 Oppose | Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations.
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...The bill also repeals the provision that provides that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop, search, or seize any person, place, or thing solely on the basis of the odor of marijuana and that no evidence discovered or obtained as a result of such unlawful search or seizure shall be admissible ...
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Ronnie Campbell (R-HD24) |
Passed
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PBI
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2/28/22 |