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SB 1114: Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

GENERAL BILL by Pizzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes

Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Extending the filing deadline for a petition claiming wrongful incarceration; providing limited retroactivity for filing a petition claiming wrongful incarceration; providing that a deceased person’s heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file a petition related to the wrongful incarceration of the deceased person; revising eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration for a wrongfully incarcerated person; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to adjust compensation for inflation for persons found to be wrongfully incarcerated after a specified date; specifying that payments for certain petitions filed under the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act are subject to specific appropriation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/18/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 117
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 117
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/21, 11:45 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 238
    3/10/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • SB 1114, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2021 at 10:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 589 Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration DuBose Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 11:45 AM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    961.02 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf), Page 13 (pdf)
    961.03 Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation. Page 2 (pdf), Page 11 (pdf)
    961.04 Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 3 (pdf)
    961.05 Application for compensation for wrongful incarceration; administrative expunction; determination of entitlement to compensation. Page 14 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 5 (pdf)
    961.07 Continuing appropriation. Page 10 (pdf)

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