SF 5202

SF5202  REVISOR  JFK  S5202-1  1st Engrossment
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 5202
  (SENATE AUTHORS: CLARK, Bahr and Oumou Verbeten)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
  04/22/2026      8964 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Finance
  05/07/2026    9983a Comm report: To pass as amended
  10033 Second reading
  05/13/2026  Referred to for comparison with HF5074
  05/14/2026    10598 Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF5074, SF indefinitely postponed
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims;
1.3appropriating money.
1.4      BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5Section 1. EXONERATION AWARDS.
1.6The amounts in this section are appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund
1.7      to the commissioner of management and budget for full payment of awards of damages
1.8      under the Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections
1.9      611.362 to 611.368. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to:
1.10(1) James Lamar Davis, $250,000;
1.11(2) Clayton Douglas Groves, $350,000; and
1.12(3) Marvin Haynes, $4,500,000.
1.13Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; APPROPRIATIONS.
1.14The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
1.15     of corrections in fiscal year 2027 for full and final payment under Minnesota Statutes,
1.16     sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while incarcerated
1.17     in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services provided to
1.18     persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service work for
1.19     correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This appropriation
1.20     is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to Mark Carroll for permanent injuries,
1.21     $4,570.40.
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