# Virginia SB1200: Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim.

Virginia SB1200, Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1200-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1200
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244)
- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (305 yes, 0 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 HB 1968.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (40)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 244 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1200) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1200ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-17: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-13: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee substitute printed 25107004D-H1 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1200) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Printed as engrossed 25105421D-ES1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reading of amendment waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1200) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Committee substitute printed 25105421D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100993D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072887.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072886.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057336.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057335.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045634.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045633.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035931.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035930.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034561.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023694.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023693.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018201.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018200.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/1072887.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072886.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057336.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057335.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045634.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045633.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035931.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035930.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034561.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023694.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023693.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018201.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018200.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-SB1200-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).