Bill Text: TX HB236 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-25 - Left pending in committee [HB236 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB236-Introduced.html
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By: Anchia | H.B. No. 236 |
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relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully | ||
imprisoned persons. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 103, Civil Practice and | ||
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 103.0521 to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 103.0521. EQUALIZING COMPENSATION. (a) | ||
Notwithstanding Section 103.003, a person who received | ||
compensation under this chapter before September 1, 2009, is | ||
entitled to equalizing compensation as provided by Subsection (b). | ||
(b) A person entitled to receive equalizing compensation | ||
under Subsection (a) shall receive an amount based on a present | ||
value sum equal to the amount the person would receive under | ||
Sections 103.052(a) and (b), if the person were to receive | ||
compensation under those sections on September 1, 2009, less the | ||
total amount of money received by the person under Section 103.052 | ||
before September 1, 2009. | ||
(c) A person seeking equalizing compensation under this | ||
section must file an application with the comptroller for | ||
equalizing compensation not later than September 1, 2020. The | ||
comptroller shall make payments to a claimant under this section | ||
not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller | ||
determines the claimant is eligible to receive compensation under | ||
this section. | ||
(d) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |