Montana State Legislature

Compensation for Wrongfully Convicted (HB 423 (2023))

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Compensation for wrongfully convicted individuals Related Materials:

July 2023:

The committee adopted its work plan and selected a low level of study time to reviewing HB 423 from the 2023 session and the governor’s amendments.

February 2024:

The committee reviewed previous versions of legislation to address compensation for wrongfully convicted individuals, including HB 92 as it originally came out of the Law & Justice Interim Committee. The committee heard public comment related to the cost sharing associated with the bill, and voted to have staff draft a version of HB 423 with the governor’s amendments from the 2023 session for further consideration. 

• House Bill 423
• 2022 Memo: Update on HB 92 (2021), Rachel Weiss, LSD