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| Bill | Relief; Merritt, Gilbert, III, compensation for wrongful incarceration. | Claims; Gilbert Merritt III; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Gilbert Merritt III, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 1780 | Virginia HB 1780 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 1780 (2025) — Relief; Merritt, Gilbert, III, compensation for wrongful incarceration.
Claims; Gilbert Merritt III; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Gilbert Merritt III, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) — 20–1 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Chris Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103761D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-06 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2025-01-11 Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee - 2025-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1780)
- 2025-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-29 Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-31 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-03 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2025-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-13 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-13 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-14 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-14 Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-19 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-19 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1780ER)
passage - 2025-02-19 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1780)
- 2025-02-22 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc63c53e-949b-4949-90c4-77d3f253aad3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).