CS/HB 227: Victims of Wrongful Incarceration
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Kerner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Fullwood ; Gibbons ; Pritchett ; Rogers ; Watson, C. ; Williams
Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Provides that wrongfully incarcerated person who was convicted & sentenced to death on or before December 31, 1979, is exempt from certain application procedures for compensation if special prosecutor issues nolle prosequi after reviewing conviction; provides alternative application procedures; requires claimant to file application within specified time; requires application to include certain information & documents; provides that claimant is entitled to compensation if requirements met; prohibits compensation from being used for specified fees & costs; provides for repeal on specified date; requires CFO to issue payment to insurance company or other financial institution authorized to issue annuity contracts to purchase annuity or annuities selected by wrongfully incarcerated person; requires CFO to execute all necessary agreements; requires wrongfully incarcerated person to sign waiver before application approved.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2013 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/22/2013 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 25 |
| 3/4/2014 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 24 |
| 4/4/2014 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 04/08/14, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 4/8/2014 | House |
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 503 |
| 4/9/2014 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 501 |
| 4/17/2014 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Committee • CS referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 551 • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 551 |
| 4/20/2014 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/21/14, 8:30 am, Webster Hall |
| 4/21/2014 | House |
• Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 1 -HJ 572 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 572 |
| 4/22/2014 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14 |
| 4/24/2014 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 662 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/25/2014 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 759 • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 760 |
| 4/25/2014 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 704 • Received -SJ 704 |
| 5/2/2014 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 1133 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1133 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 326 -SJ 1133 • Read 2nd time -SJ 1133 • Read 3rd time -SJ 1133 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1133 |
| 5/2/2014 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 1323 |
| 6/13/2014 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 6/20/2014 |
• Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2014-198 |
