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OK HB2235
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cyndi Munson
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AI Summary
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Compensation for wrongful felony convictions increased to $50,000 per year of imprisonment, plus an additional $50,000 per year for time served on death row and $25,000 per year for time on parole or probation
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Awards of $1 million or less paid as lump sum; amounts exceeding $1 million paid as $1 million lump sum with remainder distributed over 3 years
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Wrongfully incarcerated individuals may obtain group health insurance through the Department of Corrections for a period equal to their wrongful imprisonment, paying the same employee contribution rate
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Wrongfully incarcerated persons and their children eligible for waiver of tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees at Oklahoma public higher education and career technology institutions, limited to 120 credit hours
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Persons qualifying for expungement based on actual innocence may request expedited hearings within 30 days of filing, with 10-day notice to relevant agencies
Legislative Description
Wrongful convictions; increasing liability amount for claims of wrongful incarceration; codification.
Last Action
(1) the provision in Section 2 that amends 51 OS 2021, 154.B to add a new subsection B.8, and (2) Section 4.
5/27/2025