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2004 SESSION
SB 271 Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Wrongful incarceration for a felony conviction. Provides guidelines for the compensation of persons wrongfully incarcerated. Under the guidelines a wrongfully incarcerated person may receive an amount equal to 90 percent of the Virginia per capita personal income for each year of incarceration up to 20 years. The compensation shall be paid as an initial lump sum equal to 20 percent of the award with the remaining 80 percent of the principal to be used to purchase an annuity to provide equal monthly payments to such person for a period certain of 25 years. The bill also provides for (i) a $15,000 transition assistance grant for a wrongfully incarcerated person upon his release from prison to be paid from the Criminal Fund, which amount shall be deducted from any award received and (ii) reimbursement of up to $10,000 for tuition for career and technical training within the Virginia Community College System contingent upon successful completion of the training. The bill specifically provides that the payment and receipt of any compensation for wrongful incarceration shall be contingent upon the General Assembly appropriating funds for that purpose. The bill incorporates HB 631 and is identical to HB 638.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042909800 pdf
- 01/29/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 043007800-S1 pdf
- 03/02/04 House: Committee substitute printed 042840524-H1 pdf
- 03/12/04 Senate: Conference substitute printed 042846524-S2 pdf
- 03/25/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB271ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042909800
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/28/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/29/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 043007800-S1
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 043007800-S1
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB271S1
- 02/09/04 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/04 House: Read first time
- 02/11/04 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/04 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: 10
- 03/01/04 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (24-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/04 House: Committee substitute printed 042840524-H1
- 03/03/04 House: Read second time
- 03/04/04 House: Read third time
- 03/04/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 042840524-H1
- 03/04/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB271H1
- 03/04/04 House: Passed House with substitute (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/04/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (2-Y 37-N)
- 03/09/04 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/09/04 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senators: Quayle, Howell, Blevins
- 03/11/04 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/04 House: Delegates: Tata, O'Bannon, Stump
- 03/12/04 Senate: Conference substitute printed 042846524-S2
- 03/12/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/12/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/13/04 House: Conference report agreed to by House (80-Y 17-N)
- 03/13/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 17-N)
- 03/25/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB271ER)
- 03/26/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/14/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 818 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818)