PUBLIC BENEFITS – Amends existing law to provide that verification of lawful presence is not required to apply for or receive crime victims compensation.

Signed by Governor on 03/23/26 Session Law Chapter 100 Effective: 07/01/2026

Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-5-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Rasor, ShepherdAbsent – BerchFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral

Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – BjerkeFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare

Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing