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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut Senate Confirms $5.94 Million Wrongful Incarceration Award for Luis Galarza
Last action · February 23, 2026: Public Hearing 02/27
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What This Bill Proposed
The General Assembly confirms a compensation award of $5,939,579.00 to Luis Galarza for a wrongful incarceration claim against the state, payable from the General Fund's .
Authorizes a multi-million-dollar state payout from public funds to resolve a specific wrongful incarceration claim.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Luis Galarza
Receives a confirmed compensation award of $5,939,579.00 for wrongful incarceration.
State of Connecticut
Required to pay out $5,939,579.00 from the adjudicated claims account of the General Fund.
Key Facts
- The General Assembly confirms the Claims Commissioner's decision regarding file number 27243.
- Luis Galarza is awarded $5,939,579.00 for a wrongful incarceration claim against the state.
- The compensation is payable from the adjudicated claims account of the General Fund.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 23, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/27
- Feb 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
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