Florida House Bill 227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Passed on June 20 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-198
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides that wrongfully incarcerated person who was convicted & sentenced to death on or before December 31, 1979, is exempt from certain application procedures for compensation if special prosecutor issues nolle prosequi after reviewing conviction; provides alternative application procedures; requires claimant to file application within specified time; requires application to include certain information & documents; provides that claimant is entitled to compensation if requirements met; prohibits compensation from being used for specified fees & costs; provides for repeal on specified date; requires CFO to issue payment to insurance company or other financial institution authorized to issue annuity contracts to purchase annuity or annuities selected by wrongfully incarcerated person; requires CFO to execute all necessary agreements; requires wrongfully incarcerated person to sign waiver before application approved.

Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Dave Kerner [D]	Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]	Rep. Reggie Fullwood [D]
Rep. Joseph Gibbons [D]	Rep. Sharon Pritchett [D]	Rep. Hazelle Rogers [D]	Rep. Clovis Watson [D]
Rep. Alan Williams [D]

2014-05-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#51 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-25 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#754 (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-20		Chapter No. 2014-198
2014-06-20		Approved by Governor
2014-06-13		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2014-05-02	House	Ordered enrolled
2014-05-02	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
2014-05-02	Senate	Read 3rd time
2014-05-02	Senate	Read 2nd time
2014-05-02	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 326
2014-05-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2014-05-02	Senate	Withdrawn from Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules
2014-04-25	Senate	Received
2014-04-25	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules
2014-04-25	Senate	In Messages
2014-04-25	House	CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
2014-04-25	House	Read 3rd time
2014-04-24	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2014-04-24	House	Read 2nd time
2014-04-22	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
2014-04-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-04-21	House	Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 1
2014-04-20	House	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/21/14, 8:30 am, Webster Hall
2014-04-17	House	Now in Appropriations Committee
2014-04-17	House	CS referred to Appropriations Committee
2014-04-17	House	Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Committee
2014-04-09	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2014-04-09	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-04-08	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2014-04-04	House	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 04/08/14, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2013-11-22	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
2013-10-28	House	Filed

S0326 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2014-198)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
961	055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
961	056		Amended Code	See Bill Text
961	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/227
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0227/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0227/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0227/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0227/Amendment/469899/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0227/Amendment/864037/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/227/Vote/HouseVote_h0227c1754.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/227/Vote/SenateVote_h0227c1051.PDF