2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1586: Claims; Michael Haas; compensation for wrongful inclusion on sex offender registry.

Legislative Summary

Claims; Michael Haas; compensation for wrongful inclusion on sex offender registry. Provides that any person receiving an award for wrongful incarceration for a felony conviction on and after January 1, 2023, shall receive, in addition to the compensation for the wrongful incarceration, not less than $30,000 for each year or fraction thereof (i) of imprisonment after being sentenced to death or (ii) that such person was required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry after release from incarceration. Current law allows such additional compensation only for persons receiving an award for wrongful incarceration for a felony conviction on and after January 1, 2024.The bill also grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Michael Haas, who was wrongly convicted of forcible sodomy and, as a result of such wrongful conviction, required to wrongfully register on the sex offender registry.

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Bill History

1/2/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101743D
House of Delegates
1/2/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1586)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
1/18/2025
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Appropriations Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101743D-E
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1586)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1586ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1586)
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369)

Amendments

HAPP Sub: General Government and Capital Outlay Amendment

HAPP Sub: General Government and Capital Outlay Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)
1/29/2025
20
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lee Ware
Lee Ware
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202512.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/202512.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/202513.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/202512.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/2025125.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/7/2025125.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025122.2 KB