# Virginia HB1968: Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim. Virginia HB1968, Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1968-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1968 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225) - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (407 yes, 93 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Compensating victims of crime. Extends, for the purpose of compensating victims of crime, the time for filing a claim by the claimant to not later than three years after the occurrence of the crime upon which such claim is based, or not later than three years after the death of the victim. Under current law, such time frame is not later than one year after either instance. The bill removes the prohibition on the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) making an award where the police records show that a crime was reported more than 120 hours after the occurrence of the crime unless the Commission, for good cause shown, finds the delay to have been justified. Also, the bill requires the Commission, in determining if a report was promptly reported to the proper authorities, to consider (i) any police records; (ii) the victim's physical, emotional, mental, and family situation; and (iii) the existence of a permanent protective order, issued pursuant to relevant law, for the victim or other persons eligible for awards from the person responsible for the qualifying crime. The bill also removes the ability of the Commission to deny, reduce, or withdraw any award upon finding that any claimant or award recipient has not fully cooperated with all law-enforcement agencies, unless the law-enforcement agency certifies that the claimant or award recipient was willing but unable to cooperate due to a good faith belief that such cooperation would have endangered such claimant or award recipient and such claimant or award recipient was not provided with any victim or witness protection services when such protection services were requested by a law-enforcement agency. This bill is identical to SB 1200. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate insisted on amendment | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Senate Amendment rejected by House | fail | 2 | 93 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (45) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968) (House) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1968ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-20: Senators: Deeds, Bagby, Obenshain (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Delaney, McClure, Garrett (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Amendment rejected by House (2-Y 93-N) (House) - 2025-02-14: Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (36-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Reading of amendment waived (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968) (House) - 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Printed as engrossed 25104142D-E (House) - 2025-01-29: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-01-29: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to (House) - 2025-01-29: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1968) (House) - 2025-01-28: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-24: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-17: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-16: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal (House) - 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104142D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072097.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072096.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069021.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069020.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067058.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053190.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050417.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049821.HTML) - Engrossed, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030149.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030148.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022655.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014214.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014213.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072097.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072096.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069021.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069020.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067058.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053190.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050417.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049821.HTML) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030149.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1030148.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022655.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014214.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014213.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [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-HB1968-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).