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2020 SESSION
HB 460 Scott, Winston Lamont; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Claims; Winston Lamont Scott; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Provides relief in the amount of $159,535 to Winston Lamont Scott, who was wrongfully convicted of rape, carnal knowledge, and burglary in 1976. The compensation shall be awarded as a lump sum. Mr. Scott served over five years in prison. In March 2019, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a writ of actual innocence to Mr. Scott and vacated his convictions based upon previously unavailable DNA evidence. The bill allows Mr. Scott to receive career and technical training within the Virginia Community College System free of tuition charges, up to a maximum of $10,000. The bill also provides that in the event that a wrongfully incarcerated person is 60 years of age or older or is terminally ill, the General Assembly may pay the compensation owed to such person as a lump sum or shorten the duration of any annuity purchased.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100433D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106610D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB460ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/03/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100433D
- 01/03/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106610D-H1
- 01/29/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Read second time
- 02/03/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106610D-H1
- 02/03/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB460H1
- 02/04/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB460ER)
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 03/05/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 326 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/12/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326)