All Roll Calls
Yes: 89 • No: 46
VirginiaSB3322025 Regular SessionSenate
Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.
Sponsored By: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic), Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
Failed
Summary
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.
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Ghazala F. Hashmi
Democratic • Senate
Saddam Azlan Salim
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/28/2024
Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice
Yes: 11 • No: 10
House vote • 2/23/2024
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Yes: 11 • No: 10
Senate vote • 1/18/2024
Read third time and passed Senate
Yes: 21 • No: 19
Senate vote • 1/16/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Yes: 38 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/15/2024
Reported from Courts of Justice
Yes: 8 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
Left in Appropriations
11/18/2024HouseContinued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
2/28/2024HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2/23/2024HouseReported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N)
2/23/2024HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2/13/2024HouseRead first time
2/13/2024HousePlaced on Calendar
2/13/2024HouseImpact statement from DPB (SB332E)
1/18/2024SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
1/18/2024SenatePrinted as engrossed 24101161D-E
1/17/2024SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB332E
1/17/2024SenateAmendment by Senator Perry agreed to
1/17/2024SenateReading of amendment waived
1/17/2024SenateRead second time
1/17/2024SenateImpact statement from DPB (SB332)
1/17/2024SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
1/16/2024SenateReported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
1/15/2024SenateMoved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
1/10/2024SenateIntroduced bill reprinted 24101161D
1/9/2024SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
1/9/2024SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101161D
1/9/2024Senate
Bill Text
Engrossed
1/17/2024
Introduced
1/17/2024
Amendment
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