Relating to: a victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
AB 1055 creates a grant program to fund crime victim protective services, including temporary housing, for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices. It allocates $2,572,900 for the 2025-26 fiscal year (with $2,574,100 for 2026-27) from the Justice Department's budget. The Department of Justice will administer the program, developing grant criteria without needing formal rulemaking, and will add one full-time staff position to manage it. This bill directly affects agencies providing support to individuals who have been victims of crime.
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Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Vining, Andraca, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Joers, Miresse, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor and Udell;
cosponsored by Senators Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff and Spreitzer
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Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Karen DeSanto
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Robyn Vining
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Sequanna Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Tip McGuire
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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