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CS/HB 6501: Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida

CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Budget Committee ; Gottlieb ; Gantt ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Casello ; Chambliss ; Daley ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Hart ; Mooney ; Nixon ; Smith ; Valdés ; Woodson

Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida; Provides appropriation from State of Florida to compensate Sidney Holmes for wrongful incarceration; directs CFO to draw warrant payable directly to Sidney Holmes; declares that Legislature does not waive certain defenses or increase state's limits of liability with respect to act; prohibits funds awarded from being used or paid for attorney or lobbying fees; provides that certain benefits are void upon specified findings. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,722,000

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 10
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/3/2025 House • Filed
    1/15/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Referred to Budget Committee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    3/3/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Now in Budget Committee
    4/21/2025 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
    4/22/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
    • Reported out of Budget Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/30/2025 House • Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 10

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  • CS/HB 6501, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2025 at 6:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 10 (er) Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida Pizzo Identical Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

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  • HB 6501, Original Filed Version Posted 1/3/2025 at 10:16 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 10 (c1) Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida Pizzo Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    275767 - Amendment
    Remove lines 84-127 and insert:     		Gottlieb 4/21/2025
    5:14 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/22/2025     		PDF

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