republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2025/hb-2691.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relief; Duffy, Keshawn Clarence, compensation for wrongful incarceration."
description: "Claims; Keshawn Clarence Duffy; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Keshawn Clarence Duffy, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for two counts of forcible sodomy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 2691"
citation: "Virginia HB 2691 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly M. Seibold"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36afe11f-4664-4910-a236-6a72d6381e61"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2691"
source_hash: "602ad63374cc7f471f5ab7a0aa830806166ccd1e90b7d9656ed49a03bb592513"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2691 (2025) — Relief; Duffy, Keshawn Clarence, compensation for wrongful incarceration.

Claims; Keshawn Clarence Duffy; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Keshawn Clarence Duffy, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for two counts of forcible sodomy.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021820.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072518.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054921.PDF)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed House (99-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holly M. Seibold — primary (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 25104133D `introduction`
- **2025-01-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16** Introduced bill reprinted 25104133D
- **2025-01-21** Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-29** Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-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 (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-04** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2025-02-04** Passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **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 (HB2691ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2691)
- **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`
- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 310 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36afe11f-4664-4910-a236-6a72d6381e61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).