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.
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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3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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CS/CS/HB 259, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2020 at 12:52 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 346 (e2) Criminal Justice Bradley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 961.03 Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation. Page 2 (pdf) 961.04 Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 3 (pdf) 961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 4 (pdf) -
CS/HB 259, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/17/2020 at 8:31 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2020 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2020 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 346 (c2) Criminal Justice Bradley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 956061 - Amendment
Remove lines 27-44 and insert:DuBose 2/5/2020
8:38 PMAdopted
2/6/2020PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 961.03 Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation. Page 2 (pdf) 961.04 Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 2 (pdf) 961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 3 (pdf) -
HB 259, Original Filed Version Posted 9/30/2019 at 5:01 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2020 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 346 (c1) Criminal Justice Bradley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 551247 - Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:DuBose 1/14/2020
6:43 PMAdopted without Objection
1/15/2020PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 961.04 Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 1 (pdf)
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