HB 976 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

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 status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2018

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (97-0)
house of delegates
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB976H1
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105953D-H1
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103660D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Liz Guzmán
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
VA
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