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2022 SESSION
HB 422 Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence, etc.
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence; contents and form of petition. Changes the provision requiring that a petitioner petitioning for a writ of actual innocence based on previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence allege that such evidence is such as could not, by the exercise of diligence, have been discovered or obtained before the expiration of 21 days following entry of the final order of conviction or adjudication of delinquency by the circuit court to instead require that the petitioner allege such evidence could not have been discovered or obtained before the conviction or adjudication of delinquency became final in the circuit court.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102518D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB422ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102518D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/07/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/22 House: Read first time
- 02/14/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/22 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/23/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB422ER)
- 03/02/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)