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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/HB 6507, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2020 at 6:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 28 (er) Relief of Clifford Williams by the State of Florida Gibson Identical Last Action: 9/21/2020 Chapter No. 2020-186

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  • HB 6507, Original Filed Version Posted 9/23/2019 at 11:56 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 28 Relief of Clifford Williams by the State of Florida Gibson Identical Last Action: 9/21/2020 Chapter No. 2020-186

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    366497 - Amendment
    Remove lines 70-94 and insert:
    Daniels 2/25/2020
    7:31 PM
    Adopted
    2/26/2020
    PDF

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