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Bill Wrongful incarceration; compensation. Compensation for wrongful incarceration.Removes the following requirements for a wrongfully incarceratedperson to receive compensation for such wrongful incarceration: (i)that the person shall have entered a final plea of not guilty, or,regardless of the plea, the person incarcerated was convicted ofa Class 1 felony, a Class 2 felony, or any felony for which the maximumpenalty is imprisonment for life and (ii) that the person incarcerateddid not by any act or omission on his part intentionally contributeto his conviction for the felony for which he was incarcerated. The bill also requires the person to be compensated in an amount equalto the product of the total number of days that the person was wrongfullyincarcerated following a wrongful conviction multiplied by the dailyrate of the Commonwealth's most recent annual median household incomeas published in the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau in the year the court finds the claimant eligible anddivided by 365 days to the nearest whole cent, in addition to otherpossible compensation. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 397 Virginia HB 397 (2022)
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Virginia HB 397 (2022) — Wrongful incarceration; compensation.

Compensation for wrongful incarceration.Removes the following requirements for a wrongfully incarceratedperson to receive compensation for such wrongful incarceration: (i)that the person shall have entered a final plea of not guilty, or,regardless of the plea, the person incarcerated was convicted ofa Class 1 felony, a Class 2 felony, or any felony for which the maximumpenalty is imprisonment for life and (ii) that the person incarcerateddid not by any act or omission on his part intentionally contributeto his conviction for the felony for which he was incarcerated. The bill also requires the person to be compensated in an amount equalto the product of the total number of days that the person was wrongfullyincarcerated following a wrongful conviction multiplied by the dailyrate of the Commonwealth's most recent annual median household incomeas published in the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau in the year the court finds the claimant eligible anddivided by 365 days to the nearest whole cent, in addition to otherpossible compensation.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0572 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22105804D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 22106095D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Committee substitute printed 22106994D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Committee substitute printed 22107238D-S2 (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB397ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N) — 0–97 (fail) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N) — 92–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — 20–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103530D introduction
  • 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2022-01-29 Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2022-01-31 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-02 Impact statement from DPB (HB397)
  • 2022-02-02 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-02 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2022-02-07 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-07 Committee substitute printed 22105804D-H1 substitution
  • 2022-02-07 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2022-02-08 Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay referral-committee
  • 2022-02-09 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-09 Committee substitute printed 22106095D-H2 substitution
  • 2022-02-09 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-11 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB397H2)
  • 2022-02-14 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-14 Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 22105804D-H1
  • 2022-02-14 Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 22106095D-H2
  • 2022-02-14 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB397H2
  • 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-15 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2022-02-23 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-23 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2022-02-23 Committee substitute printed 22106994D-S1 substitution
  • 2022-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB397S1)
  • 2022-03-02 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-03-02 Committee substitute printed 22107238D-S2 substitution
  • 2022-03-03 Impact statement from DPB (HB397S2)
  • 2022-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-04 Committee substitute rejected 22106994D-S1
  • 2022-03-04 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2022-03-04 Committee substitute agreed to 22107238D-S2
  • 2022-03-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB397S2
  • 2022-03-04 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-08 Senate substitute rejected by House 22107238D-S2 (0-Y 98-N)
  • 2022-03-08 VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N)
  • 2022-03-09 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-09 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2022-03-10 House acceded to request
  • 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2022-03-10 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2022-03-12 Amended by conference committee
  • 2022-03-12 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-12 VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-12 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-21 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB397ER)
  • 2022-03-21 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 572 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c1f53f34-c56f-41df-8cea-7be5e16fb992. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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