BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6492: Crime victims' compensation

Modifying crime victims' compensation provisions.

Summary

$ Creates a Crime Victims Compensation Trust Fund.
$ Requires the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to seek a supplemental appropriation if funding is insufficient and establishes payment priorities in the event of insufficient funds.
$ Repeals the requirement that the L&I collect interest on third party settlements that crime victims receive from state agencies.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to establishing a crime victims' compensation trust account and eliminating interest on third-party settlements;

Passed February 15, 2002

Version voted on: SB 6492

46 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	1
Republican	22	0	1	1

How each member voted

Mar 14, 2002By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 17, 2002First reading, referred to Appropriations.
Feb 15, 2002Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 2.
Feb 15, 2002Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 14, 2002Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 12, 2002WM - Majority; do pass.
Feb 12, 2002Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 26, 2002On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
Jan 25, 2002HSC - Majority; do pass.
Jan 18, 2002First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6492 (2019–20) B&O tax/workforce education · Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2020
SB 6492 (2017–18) Child sex trafficking · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6492 (2015–16) Sec of State/corporate docs · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6492 (2013–14) Statements by juveniles · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6492 (2011–12) Competency to stand trial · Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2012
SB 6492 (2009–10) L & I subpoenas/electricians · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6492 (2007–08) Civil confinement · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6492 (2005–06) Legal financial obligations · Did not pass · died in committee