SB157 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Incarceration, claims for wrongful incarceration, payments subject to legal fee not exceeding 25 percent of claim, Sec. 29-2-160 am'd.
Description
Currently, persons who are wrongly incarcerated may make a claim for and receive payments authorized by the Committee for Wrongful Incarceration, and no part of the payment may be received by any person other than the person authorized to receive the payment
This bill would provide for legal fees not exceeding 25 percent of the amount awarded to the person receiving payment for a claim
To amend Section 29-2-160, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to claims for payments for wrongful incarcerations; to provide that legal fees shall be limited to 25 percent of the amount awarded to the claimant.
Subjects
Incarceration
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
| March 6, 2014 | S | Engrossed |
| March 6, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 723 |
| March 6, 2014 | S | Bedford motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 722 |
| March 6, 2014 | S | Bedford Amendment Offered |
| March 6, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 484 |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Pittman Amendment Offered |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Unanimous Consent Granted to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair. |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| January 15, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB157 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB157 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |