CS/CS/HB 259: Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; DuBose ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Joseph ; Roach ; Watson, C. ; Williams
Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration; Extends filing deadline for petition claiming wrongful incarceration; provides limited retroactivity for filing petition claiming wrongful incarceration; removes eligibility requirements relating to person's conduct before person's wrongful conviction or incarceration; authorizes state to deduct amount of civil award from compensation amount owed if claimant first receives civil award; requires claimant to reimburse state for any difference between state compensation & civil award if claimant receives statutory compensation prior to civil award; requires claimant to notify DLA upon filing civil action.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/30/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/10/2019 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 25 |
| 1/13/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 25 |
| 1/15/2020 | House |
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 402 |
| 1/17/2020 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 397 |
| 1/21/2020 | House |
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 410 |
| 1/27/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 01/29/20, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall |
| 1/29/2020 | House |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 471 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 471 |
| 2/4/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 2/6/2020 | House |
• CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 528 |
| 2/7/2020 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 520 |
| 2/10/2020 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 529 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar |
