The Senate passed a bill by Albemarle Democrat Sen. R. Creigh Deeds to allow people to petition the court for modifications of their prison sentence. The 21-19 vote was along party lines with Democrats in favor of the bill, SB-427 , that would allow inmates to petition the court that made
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Obenshain proposed SB 469 , that would change from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony for those involved in the misbranding or adulteration of controlled substances. “I was surprised when I learned that that was simply a Class 2 misdemeanor. And many of these drugs are being counterfeited
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Parents who face prison or court-ordered separation from children would be allowed to select a caregiver for their children instead of having them placed in foster care under a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Harrisonburg Sen. Mark Obenshain. The Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee approved the bill SB 39, 15-0
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A key Senate committee will consider a bill that would make it so that any person who intentionally kills the fetus of another is guilty of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter if the incident was accidental. The bill, also known as Caleb’s Law, was originally tabled in 2020, and
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