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SF5202 • 2026
Settlement provision of certain claims
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Settlement provision of certain claims
Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF5074, SF indefinitely postponed
Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with HF5074
Comm report: To pass as amended
Introduction and first reading
Settlement provision of certain claims
A bill for an act relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims; appropriating money. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin EXONERATION AWARDS. new text end new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for full payment of awards of damages under the Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 611.362 to 611.368. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to: new text end new text begin (1) James Lamar Davis, $250,000; new text end new text begin (2) Clayton Douglas Groves, $350,000; and new text end new text begin (3) Marvin Haynes, $4,500,000. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; APPROPRIATIONS. new text end new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of corrections in fiscal year 2027 for full and final payment under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while incarcerated in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services provided to persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service work for correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to Mark Carroll for permanent injuries, $4,570.40. new text end