Existing law generally provides for the reimbursement of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, authorizes the board to grant from the fund for pecuniary losses, when the board determines it will best aid the person seeking compensation, reimbursement for outpatient psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related expenses incurred by the victim or derivative victim, as specified. 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.
California SB 1324 (20152016) — Crime victims: compensation for pecuniary loss.
Existing law generally provides for the reimbursement of victims and derivative victims of specified types of crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, authorizes the board to grant from the fund for pecuniary losses, when the board determines it will best aid the person seeking compensation, reimbursement for outpatient psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health counseling-related expenses incurred by the victim or derivative victim, as specified. 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1324 Hancock Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1324 Hancock Senate Third Reading By BONTA — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hancock — primary (person)
Bonta — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-01 Set for hearing April 12.
2016-04-13 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3522.) (April 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-14 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3630.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-21 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-05 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-06-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-23 Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Calderon.
2016-08-04 Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.
2016-08-08 From inactive file.
2016-08-08 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6020.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-23 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2016-08-23 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5268.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, committee-passage
2016-08-24 Set for hearing August 25.
2016-08-25 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5438.) committee-passage
2016-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5492.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 730, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/589f5262-5608-409d-b861-2e3a605f7c50. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).