Bill
HB 638
84(R) - 2015
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Life & Annuities Insurance
Vote Recommendation
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
Author(s)
Rafael Anchia
Co-Author(s)
Ron Simmons
Bill Caption
Relating to annuity payments to surviving spouses and designated beneficiaries of persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Fiscal Notes
No fiscal implication anticipated.
Bill Analysis
HB 638 would provide several alternative annuity payment options that an individual entitled to
compensation could choose from, which would be payable throughout the life
of the claimant in a reduced amount. This would also allow the claimant's spouse or designated beneficiary to continue to receive annuity payments after the claimant's death. The bill terminates
annuity payments to a claimant's spouse or designated beneficiary if the
spouse or designated beneficiary is convicted of a crime punishable as a
felony after the date the spouse or designated beneficiary begins receiving
annuity payments.
Vote Recommendation Notes
We support restorative efforts on behalf of the wrongfully convicted and their families. The long term economic impacts to both the wrongfully convicted and their families is not something that can be wholly undone but can be somewhat mitigated through financial assistance. This bill, however, simply adds options for the form of payment of an annuity. In our view this is likely sound policy but is mainly administrative in nature, therefore there is no discernible connection to our liberty principles. On that basis we are
neutral on HB 638.