SB 36 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

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
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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

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Perry E. Thurston, Jr.
DDemocratic
FL
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