HB 589: Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration
GENERAL BILL by DuBose ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Tant
Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration; Extends filing deadline for petition claiming wrongful incarceration; provides limited retroactivity for filing petition claiming wrongful incarceration; provides certain heirs do not have standing to file claim; removes eligibility requirements relating to person's conduct before person's wrongful conviction or incarceration; authorizes state to deduct amount of civil award from compensation amount owed if claimant first receives civil award; requires claimant to reimburse state for any difference between state compensation & civil award if claimant receives statutory compensation prior to civil award; requires claimant to notify DLA upon filing civil action.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/29/2021 House • Filed
2/18/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
4/30/2021 House • Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
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HB 589, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/29/2021 at 8:50 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1114 Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Pizzo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 961.03 Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation. Page 2 (pdf) 961.04 Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 3 (pdf) 961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 4 (pdf)