Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; claims.
Summary
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; claims. Provides that in claims for an award under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund involving claims of sexual abuse of a minor where the conduct constitutes a felony, the passage of time shall not be a barrier to when the victim can file a claim. Under current law, such claim involving sexual abuse of a minor shall be filed within 10 years after the minor's eighteenth birthday. This bill is identical to SB 646.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB155ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chad Green
RRepublican
Co
A.C. Cordoza
RRepublican
Co
Danny Diggs
RRepublican
Co
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
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