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SB 170: Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida

CLAIM/GENERAL by Soto

Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida; Providing for the relief of Barney Brown, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 38 years; providing an appropriation to compensate him for his wrongful incarceration; directing the Chief Financial Officer to draw a warrant; providing that the act does not waive certain defenses or increase the state’s liability; providing a limitation on the payment of fees and costs, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,900,000

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/4/2013 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 18
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 18
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 170, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/4/2013 at 3:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 565 Relief/Barney Brown/DFS Clarke-Reed Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills
    Location: In committee/council (SCCB)     		Track This Bill

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