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HB976

Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Guzman (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Compensation for wrongful incarceration for a felony conviction.

Clarifies the process by which a person who has been awarded compensation for wrongful incarceration requests the payment of a transition assistance grant of $15,000 from the Criminal Fund. The bill provides that such grant shall be disbursed to such person within 30 days of receipt of a written request for disbursement by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Current law does not specify the process by which the person wrongfully incarcerated requests and receives such grant. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103660D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18105953D-H1
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB976H1)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18105953D-H1
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB976H1
  • 02/13/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB976ER)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB976ER)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
  • 03/06/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/19/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/19/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)

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