Senate Joint Resolution No. 150, introduced during the February Session of 2024, pertains to the confirmation of a compensation award to Leroy Harris for his wrongful incarceration claim against the state. The resolution has been referred to the Judiciary Committee and was introduced by the same.
The resolution seeks to affirm the decision made by the Claims Commissioner (file number 25900) to award Leroy Harris a sum of seven million five hundred thousand dollars as compensation. This amount is to be paid from the adjudicated claims account of the General Fund, in recognition of the claim that Harris was wrongfully incarcerated by the state.