AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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1. Line 13, engrossed, after ACTUAL

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INNONCENCE

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INNOCENCE

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2. Line 17, engrossed, after chapter.

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Only one such writ based upon such conviction may be filed by a petitioner.

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3. Line 29, engrossed, after was

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not previously known or available

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previously unknown or unavailable

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4. Line 34, engrossed, after obtained

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before the conviction became final

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before the expiration of 21 days following entry of the final order of conviction by the court

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or to delay or stay any other post-conviction appeals or petitions to any court

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6. Line 60, engrossed, after petition

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that maybe extended for good cause shown

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7. Line 90, engrossed, after or

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upon a hearing

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2. That the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall report to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees on January 1 of each year the number of petitions filed for writs of actual innocence pursuant to Chapter 19.3 of Title 19.2 and the dispositions thereof.