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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 6/20/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-198
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  • 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
    6/20/2014 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2014-198

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  • CS/HB 227, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/7/2014 at 12:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 326 (c2) Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Thompson Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2014-198) -SJ 1133
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    961.055 Page 2 (pdf)
    961.056 Page 3 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 227, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/9/2014 at 2:23 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 326 (c2) Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Thompson Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2014-198) -SJ 1133
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2014 3:23 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2014 9:09 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    961.055 Page 2 (pdf)
    961.056 Page 3 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 227, Original Filed Version Posted 10/28/2013 at 11:51 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/27/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 326 (c1) Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Thompson Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2014-198) -SJ 1133
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    864037 - Amendment
    Remove lines 104-106 and insert:     		Kerner 4/8/2014
    4:16 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/8/2014     		PDF
    469899 - Amendment
    Between lines 107 and 108, insert:     		Kerner 4/7/2014
    6:12 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/8/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    961.055 Page 1 (pdf)
    961.056 Page 2 (pdf)

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