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Committee approves $10 million in HB2 to fund Gilpatrick settlement and sets payment schedule guidance
Summary
The committee approved an amendment to House Bill 2 to appropriate $10 million toward a settlement with Michael Gilpatrick, who suffered injuries at a state facility. Members also approved language about periodic payments and asked the administrator to align attorney fee payments with claim payment schedules.
The committee approved an amendment to house bill 2 allocating $10,000,000 to satisfy a settlement agreement with Michael Gilpatrick, who alleged serious injuries while in state custody. Representative Veil moved the amendment and Representative Campbells seconded; the committee approved the funding unanimously.
Committee members also approved a related amendment clarifying how claimant attorney fees and periodic claim payments should be coordinated. The follow‑on amendment directs that attorney fees be paid on a comparable periodic schedule when claim payments are paid in installments; proponents argued the change would protect claimants and create parity between claimant payments and attorney compensation. The amendment was adopted after discussion over the appropriate time horizon for periodic payments.
What next: LBA was directed to prepare implementation language and payment schedules and the administrator was asked to report periodically on claim administration and disbursement timing.
