Minnesota Session Laws - 2026 Regular Session

CHAPTER 105--H.F.No. 5074

An act

relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin EXONERATION AWARDS. new text end

new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for full payment of awards of damages under the Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 611.362 to 611.368. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to: new text end

new text begin (1) James Lamar Davis, $250,000; new text end

new text begin (2) Clayton Douglas Groves, $350,000; and new text end

new text begin (3) Marvin Haynes, $4,500,000. new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of corrections in fiscal year 2027 for full and final payment under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while incarcerated in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services provided to persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service work for correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027, for payment to Mark Carroll for permanent injuries, $4,570.40. new text end

Presented to the governor May 16, 2026