# Virginia SB812: Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. Virginia SB812, Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB812-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB812 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859) - Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (535 yes, 41 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## 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 HB 1464. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funeral reimbursement for more crime victim payers: benefit, high. People who directly paid a crime victim’s funeral or burial costs can qualify for reimbursement. This option covers people who are not eligible for an award under the law’s main victim-compensation eligibility rules. Funeral and burial reimbursement has a $10,000 maximum and remains subject to the… - Paid forensic exams without police cooperation: benefit, high. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund pays for physical evidence recovery kit exams for people reporting sexual assault. It also pays for anonymous trace evidence collection kit exams for people reporting strangulation. Victims do not have to cooperate with police or take part in a criminal case… - Returning unclaimed restitution to crime victims: benefit, low. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission collects and distributes unclaimed restitution deposited into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. It identifies and locates victims owed that money. It develops procedures with circuit court clerks and the Supreme Court of Virginia’s executive offi… - Payment rules for forensic exam providers: benefit, low. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission sets separate payment rules for physical evidence recovery kit and anonymous trace evidence collection kit exams. Those rules include examiner mileage at the rate set by law. Health care providers serving under the compensation law must negotiate future… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 38 | 1 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (52) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 859 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate) - 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 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB812ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Shin, Mehta, Hodges (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Conferees: Boysko, Perry, Stanley (Senate) - 2026-03-09: House requested conference committee (House) - 2026-03-09: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2026-03-06: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-03-04: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-03-04: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-03: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-02: Committee substitute printed 26109043D-H1 (House) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2026-02-24: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Committee substitute printed 26106832D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB812) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105390D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222988.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222987.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213823.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213822.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210611.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189764.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189763.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145177.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145176.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143919.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105665.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108124.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105664.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108123.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095754.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095753.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. 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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-SB812-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).