SB 1114 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Compensation for Eligible Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

Summary
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; specifying that payments for certain petitions filed under the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act are subject to specific appropriation, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021
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Committee
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Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/21, 11:45 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Jason W. B. Pizzo
Jason W. B. Pizzo
DDemocratic
FL
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