SB 1200 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim.

Summary
Compensating victims of crime. Extends, for the purpose of compensating victims of crime, the time for filing a claim by the claimant to not later than three years after the occurrence of the crime upon which such claim is based or not later than three years after the death of the victim. Under current law, such time frame is not later than one year after either instance.The bill removes the prohibition on the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) making an award where the police records show that a crime was reported more than 120 hours after the occurrence of the crime unless the Commission, for good cause shown, finds the delay to have been justified. Also, the bill requires the Commission, in determining if a report was promptly reported to the proper authorities, to consider (i) any police records; (ii) the victim's physical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a permanent protective order, issued pursuant to relevant law, for the victim or other persons eligible for awards from the person responsible for the qualifying crime.The bill also removes the ability of the Commission to deny, reduce, or withdraw any award upon finding that any claimant or award recipient has not fully cooperated with all law-enforcement agencies unless the law-enforcement agency certifies that the claimant or award recipient was willing but unable to cooperate due to a good faith belief that such cooperation would have endangered such claimant or award recipient and such claimant or award recipient was not provided with any victim or witness protection services when such protection services were requested by a law-enforcement agency. This bill is identical to HB 1968.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill formalizes the final status of SB 1200 by assigning it a chapter number (Chapter 244) and a specific approval date (March 21, 2025). The substantive text of the law, which amends Virginia Code sections regarding victim compensation, remains unchanged in this version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; this version only reflects the final administrative steps of becoming law.
TECHNICAL

Added the specific chapter number (Chapter 244) to the act's title.

Added the specific approval date (March 21, 2025) to the act's title.

Removed the generic 'Approved' placeholder text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 244 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1200ER)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
VA
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