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HB 172 — Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain range of punishment, etc.

VA 20261 session

Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. Provides that an accused may withdraw a request for a jury to ascertain punishment up until the commencement of the sentencing proceeding. The bill also provides that counsel for either party shall have the right to examine jurors regarding the potential punishment, or range or ranges of punishment, regardless of whether the jury will ascertain punishment and that the court or counsel for either party may inform any person or juror during voir dire as to the potential punishment, or range or ranges of punishment, to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the guilt or sentencing phase of the case. Current law provides that the court or counsel for either party may inform any person or juror during voir dire as to the potential range of punishment to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case. The bill contains a reenactment clause.

Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter

Sponsors (1)
Action timeline (48)
  1. · house · H4020 —
  2. · house · H0801 —
  3. · house · H8500 —
  4. · house · H0812 —
  5. · house · H8120 —
  6. · house · H0818 —
  7. · house · H0808 —
  8. · house · H4640 —
  9. · house · H4110 —
  10. · house · H4120 —
  11. · house · H4410 —
  12. · house · H4601 —
  13. · house · H5000 —
  14. · senate · S4140 —
  15. · senate · S1301 —
  16. · house · H8500 —
  17. · senate · S1307 —
  18. · senate · S8122 —
  19. · senate · S8122 —
  20. · senate · S4150 —
  21. · senate · S4145 —
  22. · senate · S4160 —
  23. · senate · S4160 —
  24. · senate · S4130 —
  25. · senate · S4130 —
  26. · senate · S4212 —
  27. · senate · S4602 —
  28. · senate · S5021 —
  29. · house · H5431 —
  30. · house · H5610 —
  31. · house · H5601 —
  32. · senate · S5620 —
  33. · house · H8500 —
  34. · house · H7010 —
  35. · G7010 —
  36. · house · H5620 —
  37. · house · H7010 —
  38. · G7010 —
  39. · G7210 —
  40. · house · H7300 —
  41. · senate · S7300 —
  42. · G7320 —
  43. · house · H5615 —
  44. · house · H5602 —
  45. · house · H5620 —
  46. · senate · S5620 —
  47. · G7050 —
  48. · G9998 —
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Who matters

Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.

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1Leslie Chambers Mehta (D, state_lower VA)sponsor0—5
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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