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SB 526: Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

GENERAL BILL by Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes

Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Extending the filing deadline for a petition claiming wrongful incarceration; providing limited retroactivity for filing a petition claiming wrongful incarceration; providing that a deceased person’s heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file a petition related to the wrongful incarceration of the deceased person; revising eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration for a wrongfully incarcerated person; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to adjust compensation for inflation for persons found to be wrongfully incarcerated after a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/18/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 31
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 31
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 526, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/18/2021 at 11:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 241 Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Koster, Driskell Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    961.02 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf), Page 9 (pdf)
    961.03 Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation. Page 2 (pdf), Page 7 (pdf)
    961.04 Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 3 (pdf)
    961.05 Application for compensation for wrongful incarceration; administrative expunction; determination of entitlement to compensation. Page 10 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 4 (pdf)
    961.07 Continuing appropriation. Page 6 (pdf)

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