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HB 364
Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact
GPS SUPPORTS this bill
Would have created a Wrongful Conviction Compensation Review Panel under the state Claims Advisory Board to evaluate claims from people who were wrongfully convicted and recommend compensation. Passed the House 157-17 on March 6, 2023; died in the Senate.
What This Bill Does
HB 364, the Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act, would have created a Wrongful Conviction Compensation Review Panel under the state Claims Advisory Board. The panel would have evaluated claims from people who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned, under a set burden of proof, and recommended compensation payments to the board. It passed the House 157-17 on March 6, 2023, and died in the Senate, where it was referred to committee and never received a vote.
GPS supports this bill because Georgia has historically provided little to no support for people proven innocent after years or decades behind bars. Exonerees often leave prison with no resources, no housing assistance, and no job skills relevant to a world that changed dramatically during their incarceration. Compensation is a basic matter of justice — the state took their freedom, and the state should help them rebuild.
Vote Tally
137
Yea
15
Nay
3
Excused / Not voting
137
Reform aligned
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House Votes (155)
Mike Cameron
Rep. Dist. 1 · Republican
YEA ✓
Steve Tarvin
Rep. Dist. 2 · Republican
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Mitchell Horner
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Kasey Carpenter
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Matt Barton
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Jason Ridley
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Johnny Chastain
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Stan Gunter
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Will Wade
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Victor Anderson
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Rick Jasperse
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Eddie Lumsden
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Katie Dempsey
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Mitchell Scoggins
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Matthew Gambill
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Trey Kelley
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Martin Momtahan
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Tyler Paul Smith
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Joseph Gullett
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Charlice Byrd
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Brad Thomas
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Jordan Ridley
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Carter Barrett
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EXCUSED
Todd Jones
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Lauren McDonald III
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Lee Hawkins
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Brent Cox
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Matt Dubnik
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Derrick McCollum
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Emory Dunahoo
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Chris Erwin
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Alan Powell
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Devan Seabaugh
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Lisa Campbell
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Ginny Ehrhart
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Mary Frances Williams
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David Wilkerson
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Terry Cummings
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Kimberly New
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Michael Smith
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Solomon Adesanya
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Don Parsons
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Sharon Cooper
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John Carson
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Jan Jones
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Scott Hilton
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Chuck Martin
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Michelle Au
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Esther Panitch
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Shea Roberts
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Deborah Silcox
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Betsy Holland
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Inga Willis
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Stacey Evans
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Park Cannon
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Phil Olaleye
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Sheila Jones
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Tanya F. Miller
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Kim Schofield
Rep. Dist. 63 · Democrat
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Kimberly Alexander
Rep. Dist. 66 · Democrat
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Lydia Glaize
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Debra Bazemore
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Lynn Smith
Rep. Dist. 70 · Republican
YEA ✓
David Huddleston
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Josh Bonner
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Sandra Scott
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Rhonda Burnough
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Demetrius Douglas
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Yasmin Neal
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Long Tran
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Karen Mathiak
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Karen Lupton
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Mary Margaret Oliver
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Karla Drenner
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Imani Barnes
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Viola Davis
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Billy Mitchell
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Omari Crawford
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Saira Draper
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Angela Moore
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Rhonda Taylor
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Doreen Carter
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Karen Bennett
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Dar'shun Kendrick
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Ruwa Romman
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Marvin Lim
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Matt Reeves
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David Clark
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Scott Holcomb
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Gabe Okoye
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Soo Hong
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Chuck Efstration
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Sam Park
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Jasmine Clark
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Dewey McClain
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Segun Adeyina
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Reynaldo Martinez
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Bruce Williamson
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Sharon Henderson
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Tim Fleming
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Regina Lewis-Ward
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El-Mahdi Holly
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Clint Crowe
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Holt Persinger
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Houston Gaines
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Spencer Frye
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Rob Leverett
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Trey Rhodes
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Mark Newton
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Mack Jackson
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Karlton Howard
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Lynn Gladney
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Brian Prince
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Danny Mathis
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Robert Dickey
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Beth Camp
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David Jenkins
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Debbie Buckner
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Vance Smith
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Tremaine Teddy Reese
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Carolyn Hugley
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Miriam Paris
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Dale Washburn
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Shaw Blackmon
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Bethany Ballard
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Noel Williams Jr.
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Patty Marie Stinson
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Mike Cheokas
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Bill Yearta
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David Sampson
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Gerald Greene
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Matt Hatchett
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Leesa Hagan
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Bill Werkheiser
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Butch Parrish
Rep. Dist. 158 · Republican
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Jon Burns
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Lehman Franklin
Rep. Dist. 160 · Republican
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Bill Hitchens
Rep. Dist. 161 · Republican
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Carl Gilliard
Rep. Dist. 162 · Democrat
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Anne Allen Westbrook
Rep. Dist. 163 · Democrat
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Ron Stephens
Rep. Dist. 164 · Republican
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Edna Jackson
Rep. Dist. 165 · Democrat
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Jesse Petrea
Rep. Dist. 166 · Republican
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Buddy DeLoach
Rep. Dist. 167 · Republican
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Al Williams
Rep. Dist. 168 · Democrat
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Joe Campbell
Rep. Dist. 171 · Republican
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Chas Cannon
Rep. Dist. 172 · Republican
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Darlene Taylor
Rep. Dist. 173 · Republican
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John Corbett
Rep. Dist. 174 · Republican
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John LaHood
Rep. Dist. 175 · Republican
YEA ✓
James Burchett
Rep. Dist. 176 · Republican
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Dexter Sharper
Rep. Dist. 177 ·
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Steven Meeks
Rep. Dist. 178 · Republican
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Rick Townsend
Rep. Dist. 179 · Republican
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Steven Sainz
Rep. Dist. 180 · Republican
NAY ✗