Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1773: Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1773 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner. Primary sponsor: Scott Wyatt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Public Safety.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner. Removes any person convicted of a felony offense involving a firearm from eligibility for enhanced earned sentence credits and restricts any person convicted of a felony for an offense that occurred while a prisoner in a local, state, or community correctional facility from receiving any further earned sentence credits.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wyatt | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Public Safety
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1773)
- Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101079D