Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; amount of award. (HB2773)

Introduced By

Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; amount of award. Removes the current $600 limit placed on the amount that may be awarded to a crime victim for total loss of earnings resulting from incapacity. The bill also increases from $5,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount a claimant may be awarded from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund for expenses directly related to funeral or burial costs and increases from $25,000 to $35,000 the maximum aggregate award received by a claimant as a result of an injury or death. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/18/2019Presented and ordered printed 19102633D
01/18/2019Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/23/2019Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
01/23/2019Impact statement from DPB (HB2773)
01/23/2019Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
01/25/2019Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2019Read first time
01/30/2019Read second time
01/30/2019Committee amendment agreed to
01/30/2019Engrossed by House as amended HB2773E
01/30/2019Printed as engrossed 19102633D-E
01/31/2019Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/31/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2019Impact statement from DPB (HB2773E)
02/01/2019Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2019Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/13/2019Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2019Rereferred to Finance
02/18/2019Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2019Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2019Read third time
02/20/2019Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2019Enrolled
02/22/2019Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2773ER)
02/22/2019Signed by Speaker
02/22/2019Signed by President
02/24/2019Impact statement from DPB (HB2773ER)
03/04/2019Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
03/04/2019G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
03/18/2019G Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/19)
03/18/2019G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)