Claims; Victor Anthony Burnette. (HB5)

Introduced By

Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Claims; Victor Anthony Burnette. Provides relief in the amount of $107,078.40 to Victor Anthony Burnette, who was incarcerated from October 1979 to November 1987 after being convicted of rape and burglary. Forensic testing conducted in 2006 using previously unavailable technology excluded Burnette as a contributor of evidence samples recovered from the victim. The compensation award is in an amount equal to 90 percent of the Virginia per capita personal income as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce for each year of Burnette's incarceration. The payment of the award will be in an initial lump sum equal to 20 percent of the total compensation award to be paid on August 1, 2010, and the remaining 80 percent to purchase an annuity to be paid out in monthly payments over 25 years commencing August 1, 2011. In addition, the bill entitles Burnette to receive up to $10,000 for tuition for career and technical training within the Virginia Community College System. Under the bill, Burnette will immediately be ineligible to receive any unpaid amounts from the compensation award if he is subsequently convicted of any felony. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
11/16/2009Committee
11/16/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100188D
11/16/2009Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/19/2010Assigned App. sub: Technology Oversight and Government Activities
02/09/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/12/2010Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2010Committee substitute printed 10105213D-H1
02/14/2010Read first time
02/15/2010Read second time
02/15/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105213D-H1
02/15/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB5H1
02/16/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2010Referred to Committee on Finance
03/02/2010Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Read third time
03/03/2010Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Enrolled
03/10/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5ER)
03/11/2010Signed by Speaker
03/13/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 618 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0618)

Comments

Stephanie writes:

This is not adequate compensation. Monthly payments need to be larger, more suited to providing basic necessities. Use a 10 year plan, and remove the stipulation regarding future felonies. This is money due him for past wrongs.