Relief; Merritt, Gilbert, III, compensation for wrongful incarceration.
Summary
Claims; Gilbert Merritt III; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Gilbert Merritt III, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Enrolled
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from an enrolled legislative document to a chaptered act, meaning it has been officially enacted into law. The substantive content of the compensation relief for Gilbert Merritt III remains unchanged, with the same provisions for financial compensation and application of Virginia's wrongful incarceration compensation statutes. The formatting was standardized to match official chaptered act conventions.
TECHNICAL
Document formatting changed from enrolled bill format to chaptered act format with standardized spacing and line breaks
Bill number and approval date were retained and formatted for official chapter publication
Removed bracketed bill number notation and replaced with formal chapter designation
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1780ER)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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