HB 988 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Compensating victims of crime; persons eligible for award includes grandchildren.

Summary
Compensating victims of crime; persons eligiblefor award; grandchildren. Includes grandchildren of the victimof a crime, who are alive at the time of the commission of the crime,in the list of persons eligible for compensation as a result of thedeath of the victim (i) as a direct result of the crime or (ii) dueto the victim's trying to prevent a crime or attempted crime fromoccurring or trying to apprehend a person who had committed a crimein his presence or had committed a felony.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101592D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors