RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER'S COMPENSATION AWARD TO MARQUIS JACKSON WITH RESPECT TO HIS CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE FOR WRONGFUL INCARCERATION.

This House Joint Resolution (HJ 51) confirms a $5,312,921 compensation award to Marquis Jackson for wrongful incarceration by the state. The resolution directs the state to pay this amount from the Adjudicated Claims Account in the General Fund, covering Jackson’s successful claim against the state. As a procedural resolution, it does not create new law but formally approves an existing award determined by the Claims Commissioner. The payment is a one-time expenditure with no ongoing fiscal impact.