FL H0103 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Defines "violent felony"; provides that person is disqualified from receiving compensation under Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act if, before or during person's wrongful conviction & incarceration, person was convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or was serving concurrent incarceration for, another violent felony; provides that wrongfully incarcerated person who commits violent felony law violation, rather than felony law violation, which results in revocation of parole or community supervision is ineligible for compensation; reenacts provisions.

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Title

Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-28HouseDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2015-03-03HouseIntroduced
2015-01-08HouseReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
2014-12-12HouseFiled

Same As/Similar To

S0162 (Same As) 2015-05-01 - Died in Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
96102Amended CodeSee Bill Text
96103Amended CodeSee Bill Text
96104Amended CodeSee Bill Text
961055Amended CodeSee Bill Text
96106Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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