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Committee reviews bill to extend victims’ compensation filing window from one year to two
3164833 · May 1, 2025
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Summary
A sponsor presented a bill to expand the filing period for Crime Victims Compensation claims from one year to two years; the commission’s executive director described application intake and outreach via law enforcement and victim service agencies.
The committee considered a bill to expand the statutory filing period for claims to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission from one year to two years after the incident.
The bill sponsor told the committee the change is intended to give victims and families more time to file claims after trauma. Edward Johnson, executive…
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