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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 59: Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 59 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration. Primary sponsor: Traci Koster (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 130 (Ch. 2025-194).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Expands period during which petition for compensation for wrongful incarceration may be filed; provides that certain persons who had petitions dismissed or who had not previously filed such petitions may file such petitions; removes provisions excluding persons convicted of violent felonies from compensation; removes other exclusions; revises provisions concerning offset of civil judgments in favor of claimants against awards; provides that CFO may not draw warrant to purchase annuity for claimant in certain circumstances; revises provisions concerning continuing appropriations; provides that certain payments are subject to specific appropriation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Traci KosterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 130 (Ch. 2025-194)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill released to House Calendar
  4. Reported out of Judiciary Committee
  5. Favorable by Judiciary Committee
  6. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  7. Now in Judiciary Committee
  8. Reported out of Budget Committee
  9. Favorable by Budget Committee
  10. Added to Budget Committee agenda
  11. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  12. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source