Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Crimes of Violence Involving Firearms - Diminution Credits, Parole, and Plea Agreements
Sponsored by: Delegate McDonough
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate who is serving a sentence for a specified crime of violence involving a firearm in a State or local correctional facility; eliminating parole eligibility for a person who is serving a term of confinement for a specified crime of violence involving a firearm; prohibiting a person who has been convicted of a specified crime of violence involving a firearm from entering into a plea agreement; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0424 Session: 2013 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2016 Legislative Date 2/11/2016 Action Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2016 Legislative Date 3/18/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/11/2016	2/12/2016	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/11/2016	2/11/2016	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/17/2016	3/18/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/12/2016	Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Crimes of Violence Involving Firearms - Diminution Credits, Parole, and Plea Agreements
3/18/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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