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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relief; Keith Allen Harward."
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description: "Provides relief in the amount of $1,548,439 to Keith Allen Harward, who was incarcerated from 1983 until 2016 after being convicted of first degree murder. In 2016 he was granted a Writ of Actual Innocence by the Supreme Court of Virginia based upon DNA evidence that excluded Mr. Harward as the perpetrator of the crime. Mr. Harward's relief would be paid as follows: (i) an initial lump sum of $309,688 to be paid within 60 days immediately following the execution of a release by Mr. Harward from any present or future claims he may have and (ii) the sum of $1,238,751 to purchase an annuity before October 1, 2017, for the primary benefit of Mr. Harward with the terms structured in his best interests. In addition, the bill entitles Mr. Harward to receive up to $10,000 for tuition for career and technical training within the Virginia Community College System. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 1479"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1479 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appropriations", "Claims"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Janet D. Howell"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2017-01-17"
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last_action: "2017-03-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a17bb91-c493-432e-af37-9802b70d25de"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1479"
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source_hash: "4cff393dea0972b2b764e35f966293eb72da5c29722139f98dd046e14322b4c3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 1479 (2017) — Relief; Keith Allen Harward.
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Provides relief in the amount of $1,548,439 to Keith Allen Harward, who was incarcerated from 1983 until 2016 after being convicted of first degree murder. In 2016 he was granted a Writ of Actual Innocence by the Supreme Court of Virginia based upon DNA evidence that excluded Mr. Harward as the perpetrator of the crime. Mr. Harward's relief would be paid as follows: (i) an initial lump sum of $309,688 to be paid within 60 days immediately following the execution of a release by Mr. Harward from any present or future claims he may have and (ii) the sum of $1,238,751 to purchase an annuity before October 1, 2017, for the primary benefit of Mr. Harward with the terms structured in his best interests. In addition, the bill entitles Mr. Harward to receive up to $10,000 for tuition for career and technical training within the Virginia Community College System. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0658)
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2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1479ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1479ER)
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3. **Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103998D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1479)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Appropriations — **21–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Finance — **16–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Janet D. Howell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 17103998D `introduction`
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- **2017-01-17** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-06** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-06** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-06** Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-15** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2017-02-17** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-17** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-21** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
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- **2017-02-21** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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- **2017-03-20** Approved by Governor-Chapter 658 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a17bb91-c493-432e-af37-9802b70d25de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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