ENHANCED EARNED CREDITS BILLS - 2025

PENDING BILLS

​HB1773 Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner.
Introduced by: Scott A. Wyatt [D]
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Removes any person convicted of a felony offense involving a firearm from eligibility for enhanced earned sentence credits and restricts any person convicted of a felony for an offense that occurred while a prisoner in a local, state, or community correctional facility from receiving any further earned sentence credits.    
1/6/25 Referred to Committee on Public Safety

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HB2192 Enhanced earned sentence credits; repeal.
Introduced by: Nicholas J. Freitas [R]
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Enhanced earned sentence credits; repeal. Repeals the four-level classification system for the awarding and calculation of enhanced earned sentence credits, allowing only a maximum of 4.5 earned sentence credits for every 30 days served.  
01/7/25 Committee Referral Pending   
01/9/25  Impact statement from VCSC  

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SB1071 Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; felony drug offenses.
Introduced by: Mark J. Peake ([R]
View the bill here.
Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; felony drug offenses. Removes any person convicted of a second or subsequent felony drug offense from being eligible to earn enhanced earned sentence credits.

01/7/25 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services    
1/13/25 Impact statement from VCSC (SB1071)