HB 1472 VA

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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.

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105463D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1472) · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
12. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1472ER) · lower
21. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1472) · lower
24. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 472 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML