(1) Existing law generally provides for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law sets forth eligibility requirements and limits on the amount of compensation the board may award, and requires the application for compensation to be verified under penalty of perjury. Existing law authorizes the board to recognize an authorized representative of a victim or derivative victim, including an attorney, the legal guardian, conservator, immediate family member, parent, or relative caregiver, certified victim assistance advocate, county social worker, or other persons, as specified, to represent the victim or derivative victim pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
(1) Existing law generally provides for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law sets forth eligibility requirements and limits on the amount of compensation the board may award, and requires the application for compensation to be verified under penalty of perjury. Existing law authorizes the board to recognize an authorized representative of a victim or derivative victim, including an attorney, the legal guardian, conservator, immediate family member, parent, or relative caregiver, certified victim assistance advocate, county social worker, or other persons, as specified, to represent the victim or derivative victim pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bonta — primary (person)
Hancock — principal coauthor (person)
Nielsen — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-04-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-04 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-05-13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2015-05-28 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1857.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-08-17 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-24 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2015-08-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-04 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2712.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-10 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2015-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3167.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2015-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 569, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c16d8266-353d-4b3d-ae3c-3989402125d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).