Loading
Loading
Your feedback directly shapes Sporos.
Sign in to track your feedback history
Compensating victims of crime. Extends, for the purpose of compensating victims of crime, the time for filing a claim by the claimant to not later than three years after the occurrence of the crime upon which such claim is based, or not later than three years after the death of the victim. Under current law, such time frame is not later than one year after either instance. The bill removes the prohibition on the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) making an award where the police records show that a crime was reported more than 120 hours after the occurrence of the crime unless the Commission, for good cause shown, finds the delay to have been justified. Also, the bill requires the Commission, in determining if a report was promptly reported to the proper authorities, to consider (i) any police records; (ii) the victim's physical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a permanent protective order, issued pursuant to relevant law, for the victim or other persons eligible for awards from the person responsible for the qualifying crime. The bill also removes the ability of the Commission to deny, reduce, or withdraw any award upon finding that any claimant or award recipient has not fully cooperated with all law-enforcement agencies, unless the law-enforcement agency certifies that the claimant or award recipient was willing but unable to cooperate due to a good faith belief that such cooperation would have endangered such claimant or award recipient and such claimant or award recipient was not provided with any victim or witness protection services when such protection services were requested by a law-enforcement agency. This bill is identical to SB 1200.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Mar 21, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1968ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Conferees appointed by House
Senators: Deeds, Bagby, Obenshain
Conferees appointed by Senate
Delegates: Delaney, McClure, Garrett
House acceded to request
Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
Senate requested conference committee
Senate Amendment rejected by House (2-Y 93-N)
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Read third time
Reading of amendment waived
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
Printed as engrossed 25104142D-E
Engrossed by House as amended
Read second time
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968)
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104142D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
Karrie K. Delaney