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Committee advances bill easing Board of Claims access for people judicially exonerated
Summary
House Bill 592 would allow certain people whose convictions were overturned through innocence litigation and whose charges were dismissed to file directly with the Board of Claims for compensation; the committee advanced the bill to Finance with a clarification that a one-year window would permit some past exonerees to file.
Representative Doggett told the committee House Bill 592 streamlines the process for people who have been judicially exonerated to seek compensation from the Board of Claims. Under the bill, a person whose conviction is overturned pursuant to innocence litigation and for whom the state dismisses all charges could go directly…
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