Compensation for wrongful incarceration; compensation for certain intentional acts.

Document layout changed from standard House Bill format to Senate Substitute format with different spacing, line breaks, and header placement.

Removed § 8.01-195.12 from the list of sections being amended in the bill's operative language, though the section's content remains in the bill text.

Changed the bill date from February 3, 2025 to February 12, 2025 to reflect the Senate Subcommittee's consideration date.

Changed the bill title from 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' to 'AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE' to reflect the Senate's amendment process.

Changed the patron designation from 'Delegate Sullivan' to 'Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations' while keeping Delegate Sullivan as the original patron.

Added new section § 8.01-195.12 titled 'Conditions for continued compensation,' which establishes requirements for maintaining eligibility for compensation benefits.

Changed the bill type from 'Appropriations Substitute' to 'Delegate Sullivan Substitute' and updated the proposal date from January 29, 2025 to February 3, 2025.

Reformatted the document layout with different page numbering, spacing, and header formatting between the two versions.

Added line numbers throughout the document for legislative tracking purposes

Changed document identifier from 25106122D to 25106351D

Added specific date (January 29, 2025) for when the House Committee on Appropriations proposed the amendment

Removed 8.01-195.12 from the list of sections being amended in the bill text, though the section content remains present

Added multiple blank lines and spacing changes throughout the document

The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled version to a House substitute version with new line numbers and formatting, but all substantive policy language, compensation amounts ($55,000 base, $30,000 death sentence add-on), and eligibility requirements remain unchanged.

The maximum additional compensation for intentional acts was reduced from 'up to or equal to four times the amount of such compensation' to 'up to or equal to the amount of such compensation' in subsection A of § 8.01-195.13.

A new subdivision 2 was added to subsection B of § 8.01-195.13, creating new conditions for when compensation for intentional acts becomes payable, though the text appears incomplete in the enrolled version.

The document format changed from bill introduction format to enrolled bill format, including page numbers, chapter designation, and approval markings, but the legislative text remained substantively the same except for the intentional acts compensation cap reduction.