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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 427: Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 427 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures. Primary sponsor: Creigh Deeds (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Appropriations.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Petition for modification of a sentence; eligibility; procedures. Provides procedures for individuals serving a sentence for certain felony convictions or a combination of such convictions who remain incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility or secure facility and meet certain criteria to petition the circuit court that entered the original judgment or order to (i) suspend the unserved portion of such sentence or run the unserved portion of such sentence concurrently with another sentence, (ii) place such person on probation for such time as the court shall determine, or (iii) otherwise modify the sentence imposed. Depending on the type of conviction, the bill allows the court to grant a hearing on such petition after an individual has served at least 25 years for certain offenses, after 20 years for certain other offenses, and after 15 years for any other felony conviction not specified. The bill does not allow an individual convicted of a Class 1 felony to petition for modification of his sentence. The bill requires the attorney for the Commonwealth and the victim to agree to hearing the petition in order for a court to conduct the hearing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Creigh DeedsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jennifer BoyskoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Jennifer Carroll FoyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Appropriations
  2. Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  4. Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
  5. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
  7. Impact statement from DPB (SB427S3)
  8. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  9. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  10. Read first time
  11. Placed on Calendar
  12. Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source