VA HB153 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence; additional petitions allowed. Removes the limitation that only one petition may be filed by allowing additional petitions based on new retroactive rules of constitutional law and changes in statute when such rules are applicable to a collateral review of a criminal conviction.
Title
Writ of actual innocence; based on nonbiological evidence, additional petitions allowed.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-12 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2014-01-15 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2014-01-10 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2013-12-20 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2013-12-20 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100968D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB153 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB153+hil |
