Relief of Thomas Raynard James by the State of Florida
Summary
Relief of Thomas Raynard James by the State of Florida; Providing for the relief of Thomas Raynard James; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. James for his wrongful incarceration for 32 years; declaring that the Legislature does not waive certain defenses or increase the state’s limits of liability with respect to the act; prohibiting Mr. James from submitting an application for certain compensation upon receipt of compensation under the act; requiring specific reimbursement to the state under certain circumstances, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,600,000
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darryl Rouson
DDemocratic
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