Bill Title: Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Includes in the definition of "crime of violence" leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving death or personal injury if the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact. Provides that the death of a felon who is serving a term of parole, probation, or mandatory supervised release shall be considered a discharge from that sentence (making the felon eligible to be a victim under the Act). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0267 [HB2245 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-05-14	53	0	1	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-03-18	116	0	0	0	116	Passed	Link	View

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