---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds"
description: "Relates to eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds; specifies when awards may be provided and the requirements for such."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8566"
citation: "New York A 8566 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Demond Meeks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29290a0b-d7c0-46a2-955d-a99b703f64d0"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8566"
source_hash: "342e7d60a70ed9873c0f229065d460a6b6af6e1e28a46b1860f44b1aa591a379"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8566 (2023-2024) — Relates to eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds

Relates to eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds; specifies when awards may be provided and the requirements for such.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8566&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **131–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Demond Meeks — primary (person)
- Nikki Lucas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** REPORTED
- **2024-01-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.265
- **2024-02-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-02-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-02-07** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8071
- **2024-02-07** 3RD READING CAL.195
- **2024-02-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-02-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-02-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-13** SIGNED CHAP.84 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29290a0b-d7c0-46a2-955d-a99b703f64d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).