Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida
Summary
Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida; Providing for the relief of Barney Brown, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 38 years; providing an appropriation to compensate him for his wrongful incarceration; providing that the act does not waive certain defenses or increase the state’s liability; providing that the appropriation satisfies all present and future claims related to the arrest, conviction, and incarceration of Mr. Brown; prohibiting the award of any additional amounts for specified purposes, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,900,000
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
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Also referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Perry E. Thurston, Jr.
DDemocratic
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