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Senate committee refers wrongful‑incarceration compensation bill to finance after debate on local matching and statutory releases
Summary
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted unanimously to report House Bill 19 14, a bill revising compensation rules for people wrongfully incarcerated, and send it to the finance committee after debate over local matching and release requirements.
Delegate Sullivan explained House Bill 19 14 would clarify and update the wrongful‑incarceration compensation scheme in Virginia. The bill was introduced to resolve interpretive issues arising from earlier amendments that addressed enhanced compensation where convictions were obtained through willful or intentional misconduct by law‑enforcement actors.
Sullivan told the committee he brought the measure because of named cases…
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