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Leader Munson, the bill sponsor, said the bill updates compensation for people wrongfully convicted. \"House bill, 22 35 updates the, compensation for those who are wrongfully convicted from a cap of $175,000 to $50,000 per year for every year that they're incarcerated,\" Munson said. He described payment mechanics that include a lump sum of up to $1,000,000 and then remaining payments to be paid within three years. He said the measure is not retroactive and that compensation would only be paid if there is a wrongful conviction established.

The bill also restores a hearing process for certain expungement provisions on page 8, lines noted in committee discussion. Members asked why the hearing language was reintroduced after quieting that requirement in recent years; Munson acknowledged the language derives from prior work and said he would refine it as the bill moves forward.

Committee members pressed the sponsor about maximum exposure to the state per individual. Munson said he did not know the total exposure because it depends on the number of wrongful convictions and years incarcerated; a staff member later summarized elements of the compensation formula referenced in committee: a lump payment allowance up to $1,000,000 and a separate figure of $50,000 per year of incarceration.

After discussion the committee voted 6 yeas and 2 nays to report the bill out as do pass.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee Feb 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 22 35, as amended, changes wrongful-conviction compensation and restores a hearing provision for certain expungements. The committee accepted an amendment by unanimous consent and later reported the bill out as do pass by a 6-2 vote.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature OK, Oklahoma","taxId",78380,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":42,"_43":78,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6326437,"Committee advances bill to allow legal aid fund to cover eviction cases",38253000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324457-2b08a473d6acf1061bf3c143c35c1e85&start=38253&end=38253","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324457-2b08a473d6acf1061bf3c143c35c1e85/thumbnail_38253000.jpg","/articles/6326437/Oklahoma/Committee-advances-bill-to-allow-legal-aid-fund-to-cover-eviction-cases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326437-e15b0e5445a8f02c678da29e13b22c6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165402&Signature=jClp0PQ5v6xUwgl9GAhJfpqyQwXEt-9~3UlSYo-reYba9~hCevWBG5IrzKdrFyq~O0l9F63Q4d8F-mWH2mNTqdiWuy8zTab2CFOnNjgxSsJS4ZVnnMH8-8pQbA92DWueFHqXDFP7yudRUO97hvfIbg5J~ekjPqoG~WMKryvapVPSrigcVQlMLhQ9TLBqKsx3bkZuGNMMkPXbwpmsv6uBCupeSMgh2Y0xCLKoOl6M7zOqy0X0YKMU4VixgqlSabGyQ8ZA83i7LGKgjk8JGJCK5lnJupniEPrxJ8mm6VKj0aro066ZKCr22TchixI2fBvzp~p5~ofLvQlwan~FBpyhPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Pei told the committee that House Bill 20 14 modifies eligibility for the legal aid fund, which is currently used for domestic violence cases, to also include eviction cases.

\"House bill 20 14, modifies the eligibility for the legal aid fund, which currently is used for domestic violence cases, which will also include eviction cases,\" Representative Pei said.

Members asked whether adding eviction cases would reduce funding available to domestic violence victims. Representative Dole asked whether domestic violence victims would see decreased funding because eviction cases were included. Pei said the appropriation level is not addressed in the bill and that funding levels would be a budget question later in the process. Pei also said the sponsor had consulted Michael Figgins, executive director of Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, who supports the change. Pei said an attorney general opinion from the prior summer indicated the revolving fund can be used for civil cases like eviction and domestic violence matters on a case-by-case basis.

A committee vote recorded 6 yeas and 2 nays; the bill was reported out as do pass.","House Bill 20 14 was reported out as do pass, 6-2. Sponsor Representative Pei would expand the legal aid revolving fund’s eligible cases from domestic violence matters to include eviction cases; the bill does not change the fund's appropriation level, and the sponsor cited an attorney general opinion supporting broader use.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":42,"_43":88,"_45":88,"_46":89,"_48":90,"_50":91,"_52":92,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6326443,"Committee backs making pardon and parole board full-time, raising pay",21940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324457-2b08a473d6acf1061bf3c143c35c1e85&start=21940&end=21940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324457-2b08a473d6acf1061bf3c143c35c1e85/thumbnail_21940000.jpg","/articles/6326443/Oklahoma/Committee-backs-making-pardon-and-parole-board-full-time-raising-pay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326443-14000b2c8024de59cb1f8c241e528225/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165402&Signature=WLeV3gv4ejuXtDXspwPJVtKjazLydlzNw3p5Y-HmJ2u1LjXJ8g-npNKxll5i6abs3An7rCw60zmYbpEOU4MG9d3qIoLdQzCs~v~1UEw1AyBmz6Rjb8uzPwNRzZX1B7n0mRxM1WBupSC15V32FvE6T7Wvlob~2JbSaKKklqsjbfyS9tj8yuvsmSiMEyPSbO7OKV5alKdvouy1ueZXhdAlycToV2hiw2v0SXR8HTrJIytRTSIuK92LMSYix7-zwITHDIiyu3nHb43MKb0XXorfQ17qSNjh5ZXhfQnkE9RD-iNX0dFtN9~E7IHd-eYnx92PP2Nejki-ARgtYQzOuxP3SQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Williams said House Bill 19 68 would convert the Pardon and Parole Board from a part-time panel to full-time employment, increase the members' pay, and create a part-time substitute pool to ensure five-member panels for hearings.

\"It makes the part and parole board a full time employment and raises their part time salary from 22,000 to about $85,000,\" Representative Williams said, adding that the bill establishes an alternative group of part-time members who can be installed to maintain a five-member panel when vacancies occur.

Williams told the committee that staffing shortages have reduced the number of panelists available for hearings and that a full-time structure and higher compensation would help ensure fair hearings. He estimated the fiscal cost at \"around 400 and some thousand dollars the first year and then up to about 600,000 the second year and beyond.\" He also said the substitute panelists would step in when members are absent or recuse.

Members pressed the sponsor on the need for substitutes and raised a pending lawsuit in which a recusal left a smaller panel for a hearing. Representative Hopper noted the lawsuit and said the bill would address the problem that prompted litigation. Some members questioned whether quorum rules already allowed hearings with fewer members and whether alternatives were necessary.

The committee voted 7-1 to report the bill out as do pass.","The committee voted 7-1 to report House Bill 19 68 as do pass. The bill would make the Pardon and Parole Board full-time, raise members' pay from $22,000 to about $85,000, create a pool of part-time substitutes, and carries a fiscal estimate of about $400,000 the first year and roughly $600,000 thereafter.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":42,"_43":98,"_45":98,"_46":99,"_48":100,"_50":101,"_52":102,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6326448,"Committee advances bill to remove select administrative court fees",847000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324457-2b08a473d6acf1061bf3c143c35c1e85&start=847&end=847","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324457-2b08a473d6acf1061bf3c143c35c1e85/thumbnail_847000.jpg","/articles/6326448/Oklahoma/Committee-advances-bill-to-remove-select-administrative-court-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326448-a7fc471057bc271e73214d5949ea439c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165402&Signature=hc8beYqVgmLCufuFKoF2BOuFJJPS68qbOOY1j7VklvcOX5hmB06rV0~fNQXBZ~NpODa-KtgKp0Bgq4-a5oheB82S8caxoXQATg~m-c3jso-VjIvcOsjrVe2R8iN-mj0ykKUN0ufqjl7mZxhVfbsa4LpfbMBG6w1TJhOyKrJSCWx9f2134hAC3hJ3mgNqadH5r9wJTuSf1hPmx5qZei5Divqo3-mfm9Oe8PO58FWAHkZBeQZp5gMpghoXc8QTLCsAMD17MLuy6mXZv-RflQd0tD0HVaa1sPIn7bt9RGSmp43iJC8QktLQcaJWlLWOqgvQlnKQNItmik~miWLgJwuB9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Tammy West told the House committee that House Bill 14 60 would remove a small number of administrative court fees that are added on top of criminal fines and restitution.

\"House Bill 14 60 seeks to eliminate a small number of the many administrative court fees that are placed on top of criminal fines and restitution,\" Representative Tammy West told the committee, and she said she was working with Secretary of Public Safety Trisha Everest to minimize the bill's fiscal impact.

The bill prompted questions from other members about how supervision and monitoring would work without some current fee-funded services. Representative Wuer raised concerns about replacing ankle monitors with phone-based monitoring, saying it would be easy for a monitored person to leave a phone at home and travel undetected. \"My concern from a monitoring system and for prosecution aspect, seems like it's quite easy to leave my phone at home, go down to the local bar, have whatever drinks and come back as a violation of my probation, but no one's to the wiser,\" Wuer said.

Wuer also asked that the committee consider funding for community sentencing programs if fees are removed, saying one district judge she has observed has stopped using community sentencing because of lack of support. West replied that she is \"very collaborative\" and has been working with stakeholders, including OSBI, to respond to those concerns.

Members additionally questioned a provision that would require repayment to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) for investigative costs. Representative Wuer said she had not seen judges ordering such payments and asked West to consider removing that part of the bill; West said she has discussed the provision with OSBI staff and would continue to review it. West said cleanup costs for drug labs were appropriate to retain.

The committee moved to a vote and announced an 8-0 tally. \"With a vote of 8 to 0, we'll report your bill out as a do pass, Representative Tammy West,\" the chair said.","The committee voted 8-0 to report House Bill 1460 out as \"do pass.\" Representative Tammy West said the bill would remove certain administrative court fees added to criminal fines and restitution and that she is working with the secretary of public safety to limit fiscal effects.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves amendments to raise wrongful-conviction compensation and restore expungement hearing language

Committee advances bill to allow legal aid fund to cover eviction cases

Committee backs making pardon and parole board full-time, raising pay

Committee advances bill to remove select administrative court fees