Monitoring the SessionHB 2717
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Paid before September 1, 2009? Get topped up to the newer rates.
The bill lets people who were paid for wrongful imprisonment before September 1, 2009 claim extra money to bring them up to the higher amounts paid after that date. It touches exonerated people compensated under the older, lower rates and the comptroller, who must review applications and pay eligible claimants within 30 days of approval. Claimants have until September 1, 2028 to apply, and the provision expires September 1, 2029.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1453 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1453 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 12, 2025 and referred to the House Appropriations committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2717 · 2025-02-12
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relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.
Paid before September 1, 2009? Get topped up to the newer rates.
The bill lets people who were paid for wrongful imprisonment before September 1, 2009 claim extra money to bring them up to the higher amounts paid after that date. It touches exonerated people compensated under the older, lower rates and the comptroller, who must review applications and pay eligible claimants within 30 days of approval. Claimants have until September 1, 2028 to apply, and the provision expires September 1, 2029.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$15,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$13,500.00
Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$12,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$15,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$13,500.00
Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$12,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Anchía, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to Appropriations
Relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 12, 2025
03/18/2025 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Appropriations · Final status: Died in committee
SB 2360 by West (identical)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Criminal Procedure--General
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
The text as introduced · 224 words
89R2878 MZM-D By: Anchía H.B. No. 2717 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 103, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 103.0521 to read as follows: Sec. 103.0521. EQUALIZING COMPENSATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 103.003, a person who received compensation under this chapter before September 1, 2009, is entitled to equalizing compensation as provided by Subsection (b). (b) A person entitled to receive equalizing compensation under Subsection (a) shall receive an amount based on a present value sum equal to the amount the person would receive under Sections 103.052(a) and (b), if the person were to receive compensation under those subsections on September 1, 2009, less the total amount of money received by the person under Section 103.052 before September 1, 2009. (c) A person seeking equalizing compensation under this section must file an application with the comptroller for equalizing compensation not later than September 1, 2028. The comptroller shall make payments to a claimant under this section not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller determines the claimant is eligible to receive compensation under this section. (d) This section expires September 1, 2029. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
