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        February 12, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Judiciary Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 92, FACTUAL INNOCENCE ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS, by Representative G. Froerer, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 15 :    

             15      payment shall be paid to the person's surviving spouse

  if the spouse was married to the person from the time of the conviction until the person's death       ; and


2.    Page 4, Line 120 through Page 5, Line 122 :    

             120          (14) (a) As used in this Subsection (14)
{   ,   }        and in Subsection (15):

    (i)  
     {   "spouse"   }        "Married"       means          {   (ii) "Married" means   } the legal        marital       relationship      {   :   }

             121          
{   (i)   } established between a man and a woman        and       as recognized by the laws of this state      {   ; and

             122          (ii) existing at the time of the petitioner's death   }
  ; and

     (ii) "Spouse" means a person married to the petitioner at the time the petitioner was found guilty of the offense regarding which a petition is filed and who has since then been continuously married to the petitioner until the petitioner's death  
.


    Respectfully,

    Kay L. McIff
    Committee Chair

Voting: 9-0-0
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Bill Number
Action Class
Action Code

*HB0092*
*H*
*HCRAMD*

 HB0092
H
HCRAMD