HBA-JLV H.B. 2085 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2085 By: Gallego Criminal Jurisprudence 4/12/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law limits the aggregate amount of awards to $50,000 that a victim of crime may receive for pecuniary losses because of injury or death. It also limits the additional amount to $50,000 that the attorney general is authorized to award for extraordinary pecuniary losses if the personal injury is catastrophic and results in total and permanent disability to the victim. Many Texans would like to see an increase in the current limitations of compensation paid to victims of crime due to increased losses incurred by victims of crime and an increased amount of money remaining in the compensation to victims of crime fund. House Bill 2085 increases the limit to $75,000 on compensation paid by the state to certain victims of crime. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 2085 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the limit to $75,000 on compensation paid by the state to certain victims of crime. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.