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CS/SB 1920: Wrongful Incarceration Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Judiciary

Wrongful Incarceration Compensation; authorizes certain individuals to petition court to determine whether they were actually innocent; provides criteria for determining whether person was actually innocent; authorizes actually innocent person to apply to Financial Services Dept. for compensation; provides for compensation exceeding certain amount to be paid in installments over 10-year period; requires release & waiver of any claims against state prior to payment of compensation, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2006
 Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2006 Senate • SPB 7084 submitted as a committee bill (SB 1920) by Judiciary; Filed
2/23/2006 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations; Ways and Means
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations; Ways and Means -SJ 00153
3/30/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/06, 3:15 pm, 401-S
4/4/2006 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00398; CS read first time on 04/06/06 -SJ 00409
4/6/2006 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00398
4/13/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/19/06, 1:30 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
4/20/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/25/06, 1:45 pm, 37-S
4/25/2006 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 00578
4/26/2006 Senate • Now in Justice Appropriations -SJ 00578; Withdrawn from Justice Appropriations; Ways and Means -SJ 00577; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/1/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00738; Read second time -SJ 00709; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00710; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00710
5/2/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00752; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00752
5/2/2006 House • In Messages
5/5/2006 House • Died in Messages