VirginiaVictims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim.
What it does
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.
More detail
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 HB 1968.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 244 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1200)
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1200ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 17House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107004D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1200)
- Jan 31Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 31Printed as engrossed 25105421D-ES1
- Jan 31Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Jan 31Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 31Reading of amendment waived
- Jan 31Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1200)
- Jan 21Committee substitute printed 25105421D-S1Major
- Jan 20Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 8Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100993DIntroduced