Requires the office of victim services to provide notification of potential eligibility for awards following the death of a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of such crime
Summary
Requires the office of victim services to provide notification of potential eligibility for crime victims' awards; directs the state police and the municipal police training council to develop procedures for notifying next of kin of available programs and services upon in-person death notifications.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Nov 2024
Introduced Mar 25, 2024
Signed Nov 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2024 · Assembly May 23, 2024
How they voted
59–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 62
May 22, 2024
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 22, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.518
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 22, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
IC
Iwen Chu
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
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