Legislation

Title: Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Dumais
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Racial and Equity Impact Note

Synopsis

Altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay certain compensation in a certain manner to an individual who has been erroneously convicted, sentenced, and subsequently confined for a felony on receipt of a certain order; authorizing an administrative law judge to issue an order that a certain individual is eligible for certain compensation and benefits from the State; authorizing an individual who has previously received compensation to request supplemental compensation; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0014

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2021 Legislative Date 1/29/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2021 Legislative Date 1/31/2021 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {512214/1 Adopted Proceedings 18 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 18 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Lierman) Adopted Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/20/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/31/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 38AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Racial and Equity Impact Note Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/13/2021 Legislative Date 4/13/2021 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2021	1/29/2021	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)
House	1/31/2021	1/31/2021	Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2021	3/02/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/03/2021	2/27/2021	Favorable with Amendments {512214/1 Adopted	18 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2021	2/27/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	18 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)
House	3/04/2021	2/28/2021	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Lierman) Adopted	19 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2021	2/28/2021	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	19 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2021	2/20/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	21 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/01/2021	3/11/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	38AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2021	3/14/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2021	3/21/2021	Returned Passed	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Racial and Equity Impact Note
Post Passage	4/13/2021	4/13/2021	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77
			Text - Chapter - Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)

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