Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds
Summary
Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement and providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Assembly Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Last action Jun 2, 2022
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 3, 2022
How they voted
136–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 137
Jun 3, 2022
D
Democratic98
98% Yea
R
Republican39
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Jun 3, 2022
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (136-0-1)
assembly
Jun 2, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 31, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 24, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8619B
lower
May 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8619A
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 43 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Demond Meeks
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Al Stirpe
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brian Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Fall
DDemocratic
Co
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Quart
DDemocratic
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