HB1968
Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
Chief Patron:
Karrie Delaney (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) law, such time frame is not later than one year after either instance. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104142D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/17/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
- 01/29/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/29/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25104142D-E
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Senate Amendment rejected by House (2-Y 93-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Deeds, Bagby, Obenshain
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Delaney, McClure, Garrett
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1968ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968)
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
