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HB 241: Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

GENERAL BILL by Koster ; Driskell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Joseph

Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Extends filing deadline for petition claiming wrongful incarceration; provides limited retroactivity; provides that deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file petition; revises eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration; authorizes CFO to adjust compensation for inflation; specifies payments for certain petitions are subject to specific appropriation.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/11/2021 House • Filed
    10/22/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

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  • HB 241, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/11/2021 at 8:35 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 526 Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Perry Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    961.02 Definitions. Page 10 (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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