An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in crime victims, further providing for rights, for responsibilities of victims of crime under basic bill of rights, for responsibilities of State and local law enforcement agencies and for responsibilities of prosecutor's office; in administration, further providing for office, for powers and duties of victim advocate and for powers and duties of Office of Victims' Services; in compensation, further providing for persons eligible for compensation, for filing of claims for compensation, for minimum allowable claim, for determination of claims, for emergency awards, for awards and for confidentiality of records; in services, further providing for eligibility of victims; in financial matters, further providing for costs and for costs for offender supervision programs; and, in enforcement, further providing for subrogation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2018
Last action Apr 30, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2018
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 25, 2018
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Apr 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
PN 1650 Re-reported as amended
upper
Mar 26, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
PN 1527 Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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