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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1039

File Code: Public Safety
Sponsored By:
Delegates Grosfeld, Petzold, Menes, Pitkin, Hubbard, Frush, Faulkner, Conroy, and Genn
Entitled:
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund - Time Periods - Compensation

Synopsis:

Establishing a 30-day period within which the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board must notify a claimant after receipt of a claim and a 90-day period within which the Board must complete the review and evaluation process on a claim; increasing to $25,000 the limit on compensation for psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling; and prohibiting the Board, when determining whether serious financial hardship exists, from requiring a claimant to face a judgment against future earnings.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/13
First Reading Judiciary
2/18
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/9
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
MENTAL HEALTH
NOTICES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 820 , 822 , 825 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
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