HB 6505: Relief/Descendants of Victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots/State of Florida
CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Brown
Relief/Descendants of Victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots/State of Florida; Provides relief for descendants of victims of Ocoee Election Day riots of 1920; requires FDLE to conduct an investigation regarding the riots; appropriates funds to compensate direct descendants of individuals who were killed, injured, or otherwise victimized by violence at Ocoee; specifies procedures, requirements, & limitation for application & compensation; provides limitation on attorney fees; reverts unused appropriations to General Revenue Fund. APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/17/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 9/25/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 262 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 262 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee |
