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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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CS/CS/HB 1025 - Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration
GENERAL BILL   by Policy & Budget Council and Safety & Security Council and Bogdanoff (CO-SPONSORS) Bullard; Schwartz; Williams, T.; RECOMMENDED by Policy & Budget Council
Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration: Creates "Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act"; provides that person who has been wrongfully convicted of felony offense & incarcerated within DOC as result of that conviction may be financially compensated if determined to be eligible; provides conditions which constitute eligibility for compensation under act; defines term "actually innocent"; provides for judicial finding of eligibility, amount of compensation, & disbursement of funds; provides for separate judicial finding regarding attorney’s fees & costs; provides criteria for judicial findings; provides that proceedings are intended to be nonadversarial; provides duties of DFS & CFO; requires specific request regarding release of funds; authorizes DFS to make specified payments; requires executed release & waiver as condition precedent to tender of payment; provides procedures & requirements with respect to payment; provides for legislative redress; provides for waiver of specified tuition & fees for claimants compensated under act; provides requirements with respect to educational benefits; authorizes appointment of public defender to assist with process of expunging specified records; prohibits government entities from charging fees for implementation of expunction provisions; provides that Legislature is not deemed to have waived any defense of sovereign immunity or increased limits of liability as result of act or payment of claim thereunder; provides legislative intent with respect to amounts awarded under act.
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
Last Event: Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 756 (Ch. 2008-39) on Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:53 PM
Referred Committees and Committee Actions:
-  Safety & Security Council
      On agenda for: 03/12/08 2:10 PMNotice
Favorable With Council Substitute (final action)See Votes
-  Policy & Budget Council
      On agenda for: 03/18/08 3:15 PMNotice
Favorable With Council Substitute (final action)See Votes
Related Bills:
Bill Text:
Committee Substitute 2  
A 540909, GalvanoDate Filed: 03/25/08, Page#: 0, Line#: 241
Committee Substitute 1  Laid on the Table
Original Filed Version  
Staff Analysis:
Vote History:
(no votes recorded)
Bill History:
EventTimeMemberCommittee
Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 756 (Ch. 2008-39) Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:53 PM   
Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 756 Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:53 PM   
Added to Second Reading Calendar Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:01 PM   
Amendment 540909 filed Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:38 PM   
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2008) Monday, March 24, 2008 6:31 PM   
Added to Second Reading Calendar Monday, March 24, 2008 2:53 PM   
Bill referred to House Calendar Monday, March 24, 2008 2:53 PM   
1st Reading Friday, March 21, 2008 7:21 PM   
CS Filed Friday, March 21, 2008 2:22 PM   
Laid on Table under Rule 7.19 Friday, March 21, 2008 2:22 PM   
Reported out of Policy & Budget Council Friday, March 21, 2008 2:21 PM  Policy & Budget Council
Favorable with CS by Policy & Budget Council Tuesday, March 18, 2008 5:00 PM  Policy & Budget Council
1st Reading Friday, March 14, 2008 6:27 PM   
Added to Policy & Budget Council agenda Friday, March 14, 2008 4:21 PM  Policy & Budget Council
Now in Policy & Budget Council Friday, March 14, 2008 3:55 PM  Policy & Budget Council
Referred to Policy & Budget Council Friday, March 14, 2008 3:55 PM  Policy & Budget Council
CS Filed Friday, March 14, 2008 2:28 PM   
Laid on Table under Rule 7.19 Friday, March 14, 2008 2:28 PM   
Reported out of Safety & Security Council Friday, March 14, 2008 2:23 PM  Safety & Security Council
Favorable with CS by Safety & Security Council Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:30 PM  Safety & Security Council
Added to Safety & Security Council agenda Monday, March 10, 2008 4:18 PM  Safety & Security Council
1st Reading Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:58 PM   
Now in Safety & Security Council Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:23 PM  Safety & Security Council
Referred to Policy & Budget Council Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:23 PM  Policy & Budget Council
Referred to Safety & Security Council Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:23 PM  Safety & Security Council
Filed Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:14 AM Bogdanoff 
 

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