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Committee pauses on Senate Bill 822 after members raise questions about county role in erroneous-conviction proceedings
Summary
The Judiciary Committee discussed a Senate amendment to House Bill 467 (Senate Bill 822) that would explicitly bar counties from being parties in administrative proceedings for erroneously convicted persons; delegates requested legal review and historical context and no vote was taken.
Chair Smith opened discussion of Senate Bill 822, the Senate cross-file of House Bill 467, noting the Senate added a provision that "for an administrative proceeding involving a person who was erroneously convicted the bill prohibits a county from being a party to the proceeding and a state's attorney from designating a county as a party to the proceeding."
Delegate Embry, speaking about the amendment, said the change "clarifies that the county may not be a party," and that the provision would apply retroactively to proceedings before Oct. 1, 2026. Members asked whether the amendment changed counties' financial…
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