Expands eligibility for crime victims' compensation to include domestic partners
Summary
Expands eligibility for those who receive awards under crime victims' compensation to include a domestic partner; defines domestic partner; further provides for out-of-pocket loss to include the cost of counseling for surviving family members of homicide victims.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Assembly Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Dec 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed Dec 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2019 · Assembly Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 53
May 14, 2019
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Dec 20, 2019
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.690
lower
May 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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