Mass Violence Care Fund; definitions, established.
Summary
Mass Violence Care Fund established. Creates within the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund the Mass Violence Care Fund as a subfund for the purpose of reimbursing victims or claimants of mass violence, defined in the bill, for unreimbursed medical expenses related to a mass violence event, defined in the bill. The bill directs the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to promulgate guidelines and criteria for the payment of claims from the Fund within one year of the effective date of the bill.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2025
Last action Feb 17, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Appropriations Substitute
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from its original introduction to a House Appropriations Substitute version. The substantive policy language remains largely the same, but the formatting has been adjusted to reflect the substitute amendment process. The core provisions establishing the Mass Violence Care Fund, defining eligible victims, and outlining the reimbursement process for unreimbursed medical expenses are unchanged in substance.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment is procedural in nature, converting the bill to a substitute version with updated formatting and metadata.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changes to reflect the House Appropriations Substitute version, including updated bill numbers and dates.
Minor text formatting adjustments throughout the document to align with substitute amendment markup conventions.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
84–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican49
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 12-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Amended
Courts of Justice Amendments rejected
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Feggans
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
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