Bill Summary

HB 589 Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by DuBose Co Sponsors: Tant
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Summary
Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration: Extends filing deadline for petition claiming wrongful incarceration; provides limited retroactivity for filing petition claiming wrongful incarceration; provides certain heirs do not have standing to file claim; removes eligibility requirements relating to person's conduct before person's wrongful conviction or incarceration; authorizes state to deduct amount of civil award from compensation amount owed if claimant first receives civil award; requires claimant to reimburse state for any difference between state compensation & civil award if claimant receives statutory compensation prior to civil award; requires claimant to notify DLA upon filing civil action. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
   H Appropriations Committee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/29/21
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Filed
02/18/21
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Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
02/18/21
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Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
04/30/21
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Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0589
Filed on 01/29/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
961.03
961.04
961.06
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