2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0130: Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

12/20/2024
Filed
Senate
1/15/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
2/11/2025
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
2/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
2/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/6/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/20/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
3/20/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
3/27/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#5
3/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
3/20/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
2/11/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/20/202424.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/20/2025241.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025241.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/5/2025243.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/4/2025243.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/12/2025241.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/10/2025241.5 KB