HBA-JLV H.B. 2085 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2085
By: Gallego
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law limits the aggregate amount of awards to $50,000 that a victim
of crime may receive for pecuniary losses because of injury or death.  It
also limits the additional amount to $50,000 that the attorney general is
authorized to award for extraordinary pecuniary losses if the personal
injury is catastrophic and results in total and permanent disability to the
victim.  Many Texans would like to see an increase in the current
limitations of compensation paid to victims of crime due to increased
losses incurred by victims of crime and an increased amount of money
remaining in the compensation to victims of crime fund.  House Bill 2085
increases the limit to $75,000 on compensation paid by the state to certain
victims of crime. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2085 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the
limit  to $75,000 on compensation paid by the state to certain victims of
crime. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.