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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 439

AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR PERSONS WHO ARE WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED.

Became law as Public Act 24-106, signed June 4, 2024, 83 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To permit a person whose conviction is vacated or reversed on grounds consistent with innocence to seek compensation for being wrongfully incarcerated, require the Claims Commissioner to determine eligibility within ninety days of a hearing on a wrongful incarceration claim, change "median household income" to "median family income" within the formula for determining compensation, permit compensation in the form of an array of services designed to assist in reintegration of the claimant, remove the bar against further legal action arising from such claim for any person awarded compensation and provide for an offset of the award amount from any future damages awarded and allow an award of compensation to the estate of a claimant who has died since filing a claim.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Steven J. Stafstrom, Matt Blumenthal

    Its course

    March 13 to June 4, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action21 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateMar 13 to May 351 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 13 to Mar 2815 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 3 to May 85 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 8 to May 2820 days

    With the GovernorMay 28 to Jun 47 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 3 · Adopted May 8

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 13 – May 3

    1. Mar 13Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 14Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 28Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 3The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 3 – May 8

    1. May 3Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. May 8The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor May 20 – Jun 4

    1. May 20Numbered Public Act 24-106
    2. May 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 4Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Mar 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 17FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 17SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 17FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 3SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. May 3SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    12. May 3RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    13. May 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    14. May 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    15. May 8HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. May 8HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 8IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    18. May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. May 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. May 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor