Relief of Leonard Cure/State of Florida
Summary
Relief of Leonard Cure/State of Florida; Providing for the relief of Leonard Cure; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Cure for being wrongfully incarcerated for 16 years; providing for the waiver of certain tuition and fees for Mr. Cure; prohibiting funds awarded under this act to Mr. Cure from being used or paid for attorney or lobbying fees, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $817,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House Apr 28, 2023
How they voted
38–1
Passed
Total votes 39
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
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 · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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