22RS HB 691

Actions

Last Action	02/28/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to wrongful conviction compensation and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1726
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a cause of action for a person who was wrongfully convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth; create a new section of KRS Chapter 23A to establish a new 10 dollar fee to be assessed in Circuit Court criminal cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 24A to establish a new 10 dollar fee to be assessed in District Court criminal cases; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish the wrongful conviction compensation fund; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude funds received from the wrongful conviction compensation fund from adjusted gross income.
Index Headings of Original Version	Courts, Circuit - Criminal court costs, new ten dollar fee Courts, District - Criminal court costs, new ten dollar fee Taxation - Income tax, adjusted gross income, funds from wrongful conviction recovery, exclusion Taxation, Income--Individual - Adjusted gross income, funds from wrongful conviction recovery, exclusion Civil Actions - Cause of action, worngful conviction, recovery