Compensation for victims of violent crimes.
Summary
Changes, for purposes of the law concerning compensation to victims of violent crime, the definition of "claimant" to include certain family members of a victim. Expands the list of expenses eligible for compensation to include crime scene cleanup and replacement windows or door locks. Allows the victim services division of the Indiana criminal justice institute to accept proof that evidence was collected during a forensic exam as a claimant's cooperation with law enforcement. Specifies that a person who contributed to the injury or death of the victim may not receive benefits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican36
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 317: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 255: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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