Monitoring the SessionSB 2360
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.
Current rules, minus what they already got.
The bill lets people who were wrongfully imprisoned and paid by the state under the compensation law before September 1, 2009, claim a top-up payment. The top-up equals what they would have received under the current payment rules as of that date, minus what they were already paid. Eligible people must apply to the comptroller by September 1, 2028, the comptroller must pay within 30 days of finding a claimant eligible, and the section expires September 1, 2029.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1453 by Rep. Anchía (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 by Rep. Anchía (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 Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate Finance committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB2360 · 2025-03-12
relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.
Current rules, minus what they already got.
The bill lets people who were wrongfully imprisoned and paid by the state under the compensation law before September 1, 2009, claim a top-up payment. The top-up equals what they would have received under the current payment rules as of that date, minus what they were already paid. Eligible people must apply to the comptroller by September 1, 2028, the comptroller must pay within 30 days of finding a claimant eligible, and the section expires September 1, 2029.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
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 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
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 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.
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, different 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 Senate · Filed Mar 12, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Finance
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Finance · Final status: Died in committee
HB 2717 by Anchía (identical)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Criminal Procedure--General
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
The text as introduced · 224 words
89R2878 MZM-D By: West S.B. No. 2360 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.