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MD HB575

MD HB575
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024)

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Introduced
01/24/2024
In Committee
04/02/2024
Crossed Over
03/18/2024
Passed
04/04/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/16/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.

AI Summary

This bill, the Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024, makes several changes to Maryland's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. It alters the composition of the board to ensure greater diversity, expands the types of evidence the board can consider when making eligibility determinations, increases the amounts and types of awards available to victims of crime and their families, and establishes a process for claimants to request reconsideration of the board's decisions and to seek judicial review. The bill also authorizes the Governor to include funding for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund in the annual budget to ensure adequate resources. Overall, the bill aims to provide greater support and assistance to victims of crime in Maryland.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (51)

Nick Allen (D)*,  Tiffany Alston (D),  Marlon Amprey (D),  Heather Bagnall (D),  Sandy Bartlett (D),  Harry Bhandari (D),  Christopher Bouchat (R),  Regina Boyce (D),  Charlotte Crutchfield (D),  Eric Ebersole (D),  Mark Edelson (D),  Diana Fennell (D),  Linda Foley (D),  David Fraser-Hidalgo (D),  Brooke Grossman (D),  Michele Guyton (D),  Kevin Harris (D),  Shaneka Henson (D),  Terri Hill (D),  Kevin Hornberger (R),  Carl Jackson (D),  Andre Johnson (D),  Steve Johnson (D),  Dana Jones (D),  Anne Kaiser (D),  Aaron Kaufman (D),  Lesley Lopez (D),  Sara Love (D),  Bernice Mireku-North (D),  Rachel Muñoz (R),  Julie Palakovich Carr (D),  Cheryl Pasteur (D),  Edith Patterson (D),  Scott Phillips (D),  Kent Roberson (D),  Denise Roberts (D),  Malcolm Ruff (D),  Sheila Ruth (D),  Gary Simmons (D),  Karen Simpson (D),  Jared Solomon (D),  Ryan Spiegel (D),  Vaughn Stewart (D),  Deni Taveras (D),  Kym Taylor (D),  Karen Toles (D),  Veronica Turner (D),  Kris Valderrama (D),  Courtney Watson (D),  Nicole Williams (D),  Natalie Ziegler (D), 

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 705 (on 05/16/2024)
(1 Companion Bills)

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