SB765 S JUD AMT #1 2-25

Smith  7883

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Senate Bill 765-A BILL to amend and reenact §61-11-18 and §61-11-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to provisions of the Habitual Offender statute;  modifying provisions addressing eligibility of certain crimes for consideration; listing offenses which qualify to enhance a sentence; maintaining penalty for persons having two or more prior qualifying offenses; treating crimes arising from the same transaction or series of transactions as one offense; requiring the most recent prior conviction to be less than twenty years old to be counted; and requiring plea agreements to address applicability of habitual offender provisions.

Adopted

Rejected