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
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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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3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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HB 6505, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/17/2019 at 4:20 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 8 Relief of the Descendants of Victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots/State of Florida Bracy Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Special Master on Claim Bills 