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Amend the proposed floor substitute to HB 8 (Amendment No. 7
by Gattis) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION
to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 103.001(a), Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A person is entitled to compensation if:
(1) the person has served in whole or in part a
sentence in prison under the laws of this state, including Section
21.02, Penal Code; and
(2) the person:
(A) has received a full pardon on the basis of
innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced; or
(B) has been granted relief on the basis of
actual innocence of the crime for which the person was sentenced.