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Bill Relief; Johnson, Messiah Aladar, compensation for wrongful incarceration. Claims; Messiah Aladar Johnson; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Messiah Aladar Johnson, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for five counts of robbery, 12 counts of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, six counts of abduction, attempted robbery, and shooting into an occupied building in 1998. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 1472 Virginia HB 1472 (2026)
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Virginia HB 1472 (2026) — Relief; Johnson, Messiah Aladar, compensation for wrongful incarceration.

Claims; Messiah Aladar Johnson; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Messiah Aladar Johnson, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for five counts of robbery, 12 counts of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, six counts of abduction, attempted robbery, and shooting into an occupied building in 1998.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-23 Presented and ordered printed 26105463D introduction
  • 2026-01-23 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1472)
  • 2026-01-28 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay referral-committee
  • 2026-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2026-02-09 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-11 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-12 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-16 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2026-03-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-05 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-05 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-09 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-14 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1472ER) passage
  • 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-14 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1472)
  • 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 472 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5274481a-0ab8-4c14-95fe-4bab3e8287ae. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).