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SB 1477 Claims; Gary Linwood Bush.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Claims; Gary Linwood Bush. Provides relief in the amount of $520,163 to Gary Linwood Bush, who was wrongfully convicted of two bank robberies in 2007. In May 2018, after Mr. Bush served 11 years in prison, the Court of Appeals issued writs of actual innocence to Mr. Bush for both robberies after another person confessed and pled guilty to the robberies. The bill also allows Mr. Bush to receive career and technical training within the Virginia Community College System free of tuition charges, up to a maximum of $10,000.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103925D pdf
- 02/01/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103925D-E pdf
- 02/23/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1477ER) pdf
- 03/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103925D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/30/19 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/01/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/01/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1477E
- 02/01/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103925D-E
- 02/04/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/19 House: Read first time
- 02/06/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/19 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 02/13/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 House: Read second time
- 02/20/19 House: Read third time
- 02/20/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1477ER)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/19/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 652 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652)