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FL S0130
Bill
Status
Passed
6/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Bradley
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AI Summary
- Expands the petition filing window from 90 days to 2 years after a conviction is vacated and charges are dismissed or the person is acquitted, effective July 1, 2025
- Allows persons whose petitions were previously dismissed or who never filed due to prior eligibility restrictions to file new petitions by July 1, 2027, if their conviction was vacated on or after January 1, 2006, but before July 1, 2025
- Removes prior disqualifications based on violent felony convictions or multiple felony convictions, replacing them with a narrower exclusion limited to periods of incarceration during which the person was concurrently serving a lawful sentence for another felony
- Eliminates the requirement that claimants sign a waiver releasing the state from all civil claims; instead establishes an offset and reimbursement framework where prior or subsequent civil judgments or settlements are deducted from or reimbursed against the statutory compensation (capped at $2 million, calculated at $50,000 per year of wrongful incarceration)
- Prohibits the Chief Financial Officer from purchasing an annuity for a claimant currently incarcerated for a separate felony conviction or parole/probation revocation, but requires the warrant to be drawn after that incarceration concludes
Legislative Description
Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-194
6/30/2025
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy3/6/2025
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice2/12/2025
Full Bill Text
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