Creates a civil cause of action allowing claimants to seek damages from the state for wrongful conviction

HB 2966 (as described in the provided text) does not address wrongful convictions, despite its title. Instead, it amends Missouri's state legal expense fund to clarify how money is used for claims against the state or its employees. The bill specifies that fund moneys can cover final judgments against the state, state employees, or certain contracted health care providers (like physicians in community clinics or school health services), with strict payment limits per claimant (e.g., $1 million for physicians, $500,000 for clinic volunteers). It does not create new rights for wrongful conviction victims but refines existing fund allocation rules. The title appears inconsistent with the actual bill text provided.