HB 6501: Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida
CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Gottlieb
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; requires CFO to pay directed funds without requiring Sidney Holmes to sign liability release; 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; requires Sidney Holmes to notify DLA upon filing certain civil actions; provides that certain benefits are void upon specified findings. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,722,000
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/3/2025 House • Filed
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HB 6501, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/3/2025 at 10:16 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 10 Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida Pizzo Identical Last Action: 11/20/2024 S Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations 