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| Bill | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses; work group. Provides that all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of strangulation pursuant to relevant law shall be paid by the Commonwealth through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (also known as the Virginia Victims Fund) administered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The bill states that such victims shall not be required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such medical exams. Under current law, all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through physical evidence recovery kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of sexual assault are paid by the Commonwealth via the Fund, and victims complaining of sexual assault are not required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such forensic medical exams.The bill expands the powers and duties of the Commission to adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable rules and regulations to include a distinct policy for the payment of anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations.Lastly, the bill directs the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to discuss and submit recommendations for certain matters related to the reimbursement process for forensic medical examinations, enumerated in the bill. The bill directs the work group to submit a report with recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 812. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1464 | Virginia HB 1464 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1464 (2026) — Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report.
Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses; work group. Provides that all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of strangulation pursuant to relevant law shall be paid by the Commonwealth through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (also known as the Virginia Victims Fund) administered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The bill states that such victims shall not be required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such medical exams. Under current law, all medical fees expended in the gathering of evidence through physical evidence recovery kit examinations conducted on victims complaining of sexual assault are paid by the Commonwealth via the Fund, and victims complaining of sexual assault are not required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law-enforcement authorities in order to be provided with such forensic medical exams.The bill expands the powers and duties of the Commission to adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable rules and regulations to include a distinct policy for the payment of anonymous trace evidence collection kit examinations.Lastly, the bill directs the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to discuss and submit recommendations for certain matters related to the reimbursement process for forensic medical examinations, enumerated in the bill. The bill directs the work group to submit a report with recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 812.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Criminal Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Rereferred from General Laws and Technology — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 2–96 (fail) · lower
- Insist & Request R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 9–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reconsider R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 95–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Irene Shin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-23 Presented and ordered printed 26105391D
introduction - 2026-01-23 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464)
- 2026-02-03 Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2026-02-06 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-12 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee - 2026-02-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464)
- 2026-02-13 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-13 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-15 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-16 committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464)
- 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
referral-committee - 2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464)
- 2026-03-09 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-10 Committee substitute printed 26109437D-S1
substitution - 2026-03-10 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-10 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-11 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-11 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 2026-03-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-11 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-11 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-11 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-12 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 96-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-12 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-12 Senate requested conference committee
referral-committee - 2026-03-12 House acceded to request
- 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-12 House Conferees: Shin, Mehta, Hodges
- 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 2026-03-12 Senate Conferees: Boysko, Perry, Stanley
- 2026-03-12 Senate insisted on substitute
substitution - 2026-03-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464)
- 2026-03-13 Conference Report released
- 2026-03-13 Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-13 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1464ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1464)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 858 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9c676853-d82c-4dd5-a037-7f6db142ccc8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).