Appropriations panel backs bill to speed post-conviction reviews despite $4.1M fiscal note
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday voted to report House Bill 6 75 favorably, a measure supporters say will force long‑delayed post‑conviction cases to move more quickly.
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The House Appropriations Committee on Monday voted to report House Bill 6 75 favorably, a bill Attorney General Liz Murrell and district attorneys said will impose firm deadlines on state post‑conviction relief procedures to prevent multi‑decade delays in carrying out sentences or correcting wrongful convictions.
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