The compensation to victims of crime fund is expended primarily for direct compensation to crime victims. Fund amounts in excess of the amount needed to fund the Crime Victims' Compensation Program and the Crime Victims' Institute are certified by the attorney general for appropriation by the legislature for other victim-related services and assistance. House Bill 1489 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to change the method by which the excess amount is calculated by eliminating the 120 percent multiplier and by basing the certification of the excess amount on the amount estimated to be in the fund and subtracting the amount estimated to be expended for direct crime victim compensation. The bill broadens the definition of "victim" to include a person who suffers personal injury, rather than bodily injury, and defines "victim-related services or assistance."