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Senate Bill 49 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: González, Mary et al. |
Senate Bill 49 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to revise provisions governing the crime victims' compensation program to do the following:
· expand the types of family members or household members who are eligible for compensation;
· expand the acts that qualify as family violence when determining eligibility for payments;
· make a broader group of individuals eligible for compensation for relocation and housing rental expenses and increase the cap on such compensation;
· remove the limit on the number of days of bereavement leave for which a family or household member of a deceased victim may be compensated and increase the cap on the amount of compensation for lost wages resulting from such leave; and
· remove the limit on the number of nights lodging for which a person may be compensated in traveling to witness an execution.