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2011 Senate Bill 61: Authorize wrongful imprisonment compensation
Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda D-Warren on January 25, 2011
To authorize payment by the state of civil damages to a person wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he or she did not commit. The damages would be $40,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment (adjusted for inflation), plus reasonable attorney fees. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on January 25, 2011
Reported in the Senate on November 29, 2011
With the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 29, 2011
Reported in the Senate on August 15, 2012
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.