SB 130: Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

GENERAL BILL by Bradley

Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Deleting the definition of the term “violent felony”; expanding the period during which a petition for compensation for wrongful incarceration may be filed; providing that a wrongfully incarcerated person is not eligible for compensation for any period of incarceration during which the person was concurrently serving a sentence for a conviction of another felony for which such person was lawfully incarcerated; revising provisions concerning the offset of civil judgments in favor of claimants against awards, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/30/2025 08:53 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 59 (c1) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 130	Identical

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  961.02	Definitions.	Page 2 [pdf]
  961.03	Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation.	Page 2 [pdf]
  961.04	Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 3 [pdf]
  961.06	Compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 4 [pdf]
  961.07	Continuing appropriation.	Page 10 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/20/2024	S	• Filed
  1/15/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  2/3/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/11/2025	S	• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  2/12/2025	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2/28/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/5/2025	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  3/6/2025	S	• Now in Fiscal Policy
  3/17/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/20/2025	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/25/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
  3/27/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 276 • Read 3rd time -SJ 276 • Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 276 • Immediately certified -SJ 279
  3/27/2025	H	• In Messages
  4/28/2025	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  4/29/2025	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  4/29/2025	S	• Ordered enrolled