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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 812

Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

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 HB 1464.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 13, 2026
Senate		Adopt Conference Committee Report RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 13, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 10, 2026
Senate		Accede Conference Committee RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 6, 2026
Senate		Concur House Substitute RfailSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
House		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 13, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
Senate		Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendmentspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 2, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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