# Virginia HB1464: Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. Virginia HB1464, Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1464-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1464 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858) - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 19 (532 yes, 97 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses; work group. Provides that all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of strangulation pursuant to relevant law shall be paid by the Commonwealth through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (also known as the Virginia Victims Fund) administered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The bill states that such victims shall not be required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such medical exams. Under current law, all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through physical evidence recovery kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of sexual assault are paid by the Commonwealth via the Fund, and victims complaining of sexual assault are not required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such forensic medical exams.The bill expands the powers and duties of the Commission to adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable rules and regulations to include a distinct policy for the payment of anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations.Lastly, the bill directs the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to discuss and submit recommendations for certain matters related to the reimbursement process for forensic medical examinations, enumerated in the bill. The bill directs the work group to submit a report with recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 812. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid evidence exams for strangulation victims: benefit, low. Virginia’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund pays for anonymous trace evidence collection kit exams for strangulation victims. These payments do not count against the Fund’s $35,000 maximum victim award. Completing the exam meets the program’s reporting requirement; victims need not join a crimin… - New payment rules for forensic examiners: benefit, low. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission must set payment rules for sexual assault evidence kit exams and anonymous trace evidence kit exams. These rules include sexual assault forensic examiner mileage at the rate set by law. Covered health care providers serving the crime-victim compensation… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 2 | 96 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (56) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 858 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1464ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464) (House) - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Shin, Mehta, Hodges (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 96-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Boysko, Perry, Stanley (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Committee substitute printed 26109437D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464) (House) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464) (House) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: committee amendments agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-15: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464) (House) - 2026-02-12: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464) (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105391D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222984.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222983.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213687.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213686.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210366.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203898.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203897.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148765.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148764.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142867.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133607.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133806.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095048.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095047.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222984.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222983.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213687.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213686.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210366.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203898.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203897.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148765.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148764.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142867.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133607.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133806.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095048.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095047.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1464-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).