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    CS/HB 6501: Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida

    CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Budget Committee, Gottlieb, Gantt; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson, Casello, Chambliss, Daley, Driskell, Eskamani, Hart, Mooney, Nixon, Smith, Valdés, Woodson

    Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida; Provides appropriation from State of Florida to compensate Sidney Holmes for wrongful incarceration; directs CFO to draw warrant payable directly to Sidney Holmes; declares that Legislature does not waive certain defenses or increase state's limits of liability with respect to act; prohibits funds awarded from being used or paid for attorney or lobbying fees; provides that certain benefits are void upon specified findings. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,722,000

    Effective Date: upon becoming a law

    Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 10

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 4/22/2025 06:11 PM


    • Related Bills (1)

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      S 10 (er) by Pizzo
      Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida
      Last Action: 7/1/2025 Approved by Governor
      Identical
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      1/3/2025 H • Filed
      1/15/2025 H • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
      • Referred to Budget Committee
      • Referred to Judiciary Committee
      • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
      3/3/2025 H • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
      3/4/2025 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
      3/5/2025 H • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
      • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
      • Now in Budget Committee
      4/21/2025 H • Added to Budget Committee agenda
      4/22/2025 H • Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
      • Reported out of Budget Committee
      • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
      • CS Filed
      • Bill referred to House Calendar
      • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
      • Added to Second Reading Calendar
      4/30/2025 H • Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 10
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