West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 522 — Relating to compensation awards to crime victims

Last action — Chapter 46, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

43 added · 49 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 522 clarify the language around the types of care and accommodations covered, ensuring it explicitly lists both medical and psychological support, making the bill more comprehensive. Additionally, it refines the definition of "contributory misconduct" by specifying who is considered the victim in sexual offenses and the requirement for forensic examinations after incidents, which may help streamline claims related to these situations. These changes are important as they aim to better support victims by clearly outlining their rights and the processes involved in seeking assistance.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 522 Senators Trump, Weld, and Rucker, original sponsors [Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 522 Senators Trump, Weld, and Rucker, original sponsors [Passed March 6, 2020;
reported on January 23, 2020]     A BILL to amend and reenact §14-2A-3 and §14-2A-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to compensation awards to victims of crimes;
to take effect July 1, 2020]     AN ACT to amend and reenact §14-2A-3 and §14-2A-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to compensation awards to victims of crimes;
(1) Reasonable charges incurred or to be incurred for reasonably needed medical care, including products, services, and accommodations related to including those for medical and psychological care, mental health counseling prosthetic devices, eye glasses, dentures, rehabilitation, and other remedial treatment and care but does not include that portion of a charge for a room in a hospital, clinic, convalescent home, nursing home, or other institution engaged in providing nursing care and related services which is in excess of a reasonable and customary charge for semiprivate accommodations unless accommodations other than semiprivate accommodations are medically required;
(1) Reasonable charges incurred or to be incurred for reasonably needed medical care, including products, services, and accommodations related to medical and psychological care, prosthetic devices, eye glasses, dentures, rehabilitation, and other remedial treatment and care but does not include that portion of a charge for a room in a hospital, clinic, convalescent home, nursing home, or other institution engaged in providing nursing care and related services which is in excess of a reasonable and customary charge for semiprivate accommodations unless accommodations other than semiprivate accommodations are medically required;
(b) The commissioner may not approve an award of compensation if the criminally injurious conduct upon which the claim is based was not reported to a law-enforcement officer or agency or, in the case of sexual offense, the claimant victim did not undergo a forensic medical examination, within 96 hours after the occurrence of the conduct, unless it is determined that good cause existed for the failure to report the conduct or undergo a forensic medical examination within the 96-hour period:
(b) The commissioner may not approve an award of compensation if the criminally injurious conduct upon which the claim is based was not reported to a law-enforcement officer or agency or, in the case of sexual offense, the victim did not undergo a forensic medical examination, within 96 hours after the occurrence of the conduct, unless it is determined that good cause existed for the failure to report the conduct or undergo a forensic medical examination within the 96-hour period:
Provided, That no reporting to a law-enforcement officer or agency or a forensic medical examination is required if the claimant victim is a juvenile in order for a commissioner to approve an award of compensation:
Provided, That no reporting to a law-enforcement officer or agency or a forensic medical examination is required if the victim is a juvenile in order for a commissioner to approve an award of compensation:
  NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to provide additional benefits to juvenile victims of abuse and neglect cases for services not covered by Medicaid or other resources.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 46, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/24/20

  3. To Governor 3/19/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/24/20 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/24/20 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 3/19/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/19/20 - Senate Journal

  8. Communicated to House

  9. Effective July 1, 2020 (Roll No. 609)

  10. Senate concurred in House changed effective date

  11. House Message received

  12. Completed legislative action

  13. House requests Senate to concur in changed effective date

  14. Effective July 1, 2020 (Roll No. 649)

  15. Passed House (Roll No. 648)

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  22. Do pass

  23. To House Finance

  24. Do pass, but first to Finance

  25. To House Judiciary

  26. To Judiciary then Finance

  27. Introduced in House

  28. Ordered to House

  29. Passed Senate (Roll No. 85)

  30. Read 3rd time

  31. On 3rd reading

  32. Read 2nd time

  33. On 2nd reading

  34. Read 1st time

  35. On 1st reading

  36. Reported do pass

  37. To Finance

  38. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  39. To Judiciary

  40. Introduced in Senate

  41. To Judiciary then Finance

  42. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Trump · Primary
  • Ryan Weld · Cosponsor
  • Rucker · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Trump

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 70000
Democrat 5000
Total 100000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Rodighiero — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Storch — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

EFFECT JULY 1, 2020

Passed 98 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24100
Unaffiliated 69001
Democrat 5000
Total 98101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kessinger — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Evans — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Storch — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Pack — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Capito — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Householder — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Wilson — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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SB 522 is sponsored by Trump, Ryan Weld (Republican), and Rucker.
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