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CS/HB 6507: Relief/Clifford Williams/State of Florida

CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Daniels ; Fischer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush ; Davis ; DuBose ; Hill ; Killebrew ; Roach ; Valdes

Relief/Clifford Williams/State of Florida; Provides appropriation to compensate Clifford Williams for being wrongfully incarcerated for 43 years; directs CFO to draw warrant payable to specified trust; provides that act does not waive certain defenses or increase state’s limits of liability. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $2,150,000

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2020 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 28 (Ch. 2020-186) -HJ 994
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/23/2019 House • Filed
10/10/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 263
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 262
1/17/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/22/20, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
1/22/2020 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 440
1/23/2020 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 440
2/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/18/20, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
2/18/2020 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 27 NAYS 0 -HJ 606
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 606
2/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/26/2020 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 694
2/28/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
3/2/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 693
• CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 692
3/9/2020 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 28 (Ch. 2020-186) -HJ 994