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Committee approves language clarifying crime‑victims compensation is not a public benefit
Summary
Senate Bill 1293 clarifies that crime victims’ compensation—funded by fines and fees, not tax dollars—should be excluded from the definition of public benefits affected by last year's House Bill 135; committee recommended a due pass.
Representative Josh Wheeler presented Senate Bill 1293 as a narrow clarification to correct an unintended consequence of last session's House Bill 135. He said crime victims compensation funds are made up of fines and fees paid by offenders and are not taxpayer‑funded public benefits; the bill excludes those funds from HB135's public‑benefit rules.
Wheeler told the committee the correction was reviewed with the Attorney General's office and the Administrative Office of the Courts and is aimed at preventing victims from facing charges for forensic exam costs or other misapplications of last year's law. The committee approved a due‑pass recommendation and Representative Wheeler will carry the bill on the House floor.
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