HB 422 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence, etc.

Summary
Writ of actual innocence; previously unknownor unavailable nonbiological evidence; contents and form of petition.Changes the provision requiring that a petitioner petitioning fora writ of actual innocence based on previously unknown or unavailablenonbiological evidence allege that such evidence is such as couldnot, by the exercise of diligence, have been discovered or obtainedbefore the expiration of 21 days following entry of the final orderof conviction or adjudication of delinquency by the circuit court to instead require that the petitioner allege such evidence couldnot have been discovered or obtained before the conviction or adjudicationof delinquency became final in the circuit court.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102518D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
VA
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