HB77
Robbery; conforms certain provisions of the Code of VA to the degrees of robbery offenses, etc.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Vivian Watts (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Robbery.
Conforms certain provisions of the Code referencing robbery to the degrees of robbery offenses established by Chapter 534 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I. These changes include: (i) limiting to the three higher degrees of robbery certain non-robbery crimes for which committing such crime with the ... (More) intent to commit a robbery is an element of the offenses, (ii) limiting the types of robbery that are included in the definition of "acts of violence" to the two higher degrees of robbery, (iii) clarifying how robbery offenses will be scored on the sentencing guidelines, (iv) allowing persons convicted of the two lesser degrees of robbery to be eligible for conditional release if they are terminally ill and for the enhanced earned sentence credits, (v) allowing persons who are ineligible for parole as a result of being convicted of three certain enumerated offenses to be eligible for parole if convicted of an offense that would constitute robbery by presenting of firearms, and (vi) limiting the application of the three-strikes law to the two higher degrees of robbery and making persons convicted under the three-strikes law eligible for parole if one of the three convictions resulting in the mandatory life sentence would constitute one of the two lesser degrees of robbery. The bill leaves unchanged the current law making all degrees of robbery predicate criminal acts by adding the two lesser degrees of robbery to the definition of "predicate criminal act" and specifying the two higher degrees of robbery are included in the definition of "act of violence." The bill requires the changes made to the eligibility for conditional release of terminally ill prisoners and enhanced earned sentence credits apply retroactively if certain criteria are met. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/26/2023 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101214D
- 12/26/2023 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/31/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB77)
- 01/31/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/02/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2024 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/07/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB77E
- 02/07/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24101214D-E
- 02/08/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB77E)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108326D-S1
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108326D-S1
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB77S1
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/01/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108326D-S1 (47-Y 50-N)
- 03/01/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 50-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/01/2024 - House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 03/01/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108326D-S1 (49-Y 46-N)
- 03/01/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (49-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB77S1)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB77ER)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB77ER)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/20/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
