Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 976 — Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

Last action — Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill HB 976 has been updated to clarify how transition assistance grants will be disbursed to individuals wrongfully incarcerated for a felony conviction. The amendment specifies that the reimbursement for tuition, up to $10,000, for career and technical training is contingent on successfully completing the program. This change is significant because it ensures that wrongfully incarcerated individuals have financial support as they reintegrate into society and acquire new skills for employment.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18105953D HOUSE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-195.11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for wrongful incarceration for a felony conviction;
976 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice on January 29, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Guzman) A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-195.11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for wrongful incarceration for a felony conviction;
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 976] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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Action History

  1. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018

  2. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018

  3. Signed by President

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Enrolled

  6. Read third time

  7. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed

  9. Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)

  10. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB976H1

  11. Committee substitute agreed to 18105953D-H1

  12. Read second time

  13. Read first time

  14. Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay

  15. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  16. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  17. Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

  18. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  19. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103660D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read third time and passed House

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 99000
Total 99000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Byron — Yea
Carter — Yea
Collins — Yea
Filler-Corn — Yea
Freitas — Yea
Gooditis — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Hurst — Yea
James — Yea
Kory — Yea
LaRock — Yea
Landes — Yea
Orrock — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Poindexter — Yea
Rush — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Tyler — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Jones, J.C. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Marshall — Yea
Ayala — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Bulova — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cline — Yea
Cole — Yea
Edmunds — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Heretick — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Keam — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Peace — Yea
Plum — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 976 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 976?
HB 976 is sponsored by Elizabeth R. Guzman.
What is the current status of HB 976?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2018. Enacted.
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