HB 1472 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Relief; Johnson, Messiah Aladar, compensation for wrongful incarceration.

Summary

Claims; Messiah Aladar Johnson; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Messiah Aladar Johnson, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for five counts of robbery, 12 counts of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, six counts of abduction, attempted robbery, and shooting into an occupied building in 1998.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 472 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The text includes minor formatting adjustments, such as adding the official chapter number and approval date, while the substantive legal provisions regarding compensation for Messiah Aladar Johnson remain identical to the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 472) and the specific approval date (April 8, 2026) to the header, which are standard formalities for enacted laws.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to the official formatting standards of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 472 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1472ER)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26105463D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors