The Courts of Justice Committee advanced a sweeping slate of criminal justice and civil reform bills, including contested measures to modify marijuana sentences, expand earned sentence credits, create Virginia's first class-action procedure, and mandate law enforcement duty-to-render-aid — while passing several fines/fees reform bills to Appropriations and deferring one bill the chair had personally voted against in subcommittee.
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The bill passed 15–3 on an initial electronic roll call, then an unidentified member who voted on the prevailing side moved to reconsider. The motion passed by voice vote and on reconsideration the bill passed 14–5, a less favorable outcome. The identity of the mover and the reason for reconsideration were not stated on the record.
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“January 1, 2027. Subcommittee recommended reporting by a vote of seven to three. An ISO move got a motion and properly second to report the second substitute. House Bill 449. Delegate Sullivan, you're recognized. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to vote for this bill as I did”
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Sign in to subscribeCourts of justice committee will now come to order. I turn to the clerk and to please call the roll. Delegate Simon. Here. Delegate Watts. Here. Delegate Sullivan. Here. Delegate Delaney. Here. Delegate Maldonado. Delegate Hernandez. Here. Delegate Cousins. Here. Delegate Reaser. Delegate Colson. Here. Delegate Keez. Gamara. Delegate Schmidt. Delegate Meda. Delegate Carnegie. Here. Delegate Thornton. Here. Delegate Kilgore. Delegate Leftwich. Delegate Ballard. Delegate Williams. Delegate Williams. Delegate Davis. Delegate Whittle. Delegate Pence. We have a quorum, Mr. Chair. All right. And I'm here. Okay, so why don't we go ahead and get started with some administrative actions. The first order of business is to I need a motion to strike at the request of the patron. House Bill 745 by Delegate Williams. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. And Delegate Simon seconds. All in favor say. Oh, we got to call the roll. We have to call the roll. So clerk will please open the roll. Okay. Delegates Simon. Aye. Delegates Watts. Sullivan, Delaney. Aye. Maldonado, Aye. Hernandez. Aye. Cousins. Aye. Reeser, Colson. Aye. Keez, Gamara. Schmidt. Mehta. Carnegie, Thornton. Aye. Kilgore, Leftwich, Ballard, Williams. Davis. Whittle, Pence. Chair. Aye. The bill is stricken. All right,…
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