The Florida Senate

SB 36: Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida

CLAIM/GENERAL by Thurston

Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida; Providing for the relief of Barney Brown, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 38 years; providing an appropriation to compensate him for his wrongful incarceration; providing that the act does not waive certain defenses or increase the state’s liability; providing that the appropriation satisfies all present and future claims related to the arrest, conviction, and incarceration of Mr. Brown; prohibiting the award of any additional amounts for specified purposes, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,900,000

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  7/31/2020	Senate	• Filed
  12/9/2020	Senate	• Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills -SJ 36
  2/24/2021	Senate	• Also referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 36
  3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 36
  4/30/2021	Senate	• Died in Special Master on Claim Bills

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• SB 36, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 7/31/2020 at 8:59 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 6501	Relief/Barney Brown/State of Florida	Geller	Identical	Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

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