HB252 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cynthia Lee AlmondAlabama Public Service Commission
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Crime Victims Compensation Commission, compensation claims, authority to authorize executive director to approve any claims, contested cases under Ala. Admin. Procedure Act, commission to meet quarterly, Secs. 15-23-4, 15-23-5 am'd.
Summary: HB252 would shift more decision-making on crime victims compensation to the executive director, require quarterly meetings, and create a formal review process for contested claims.
What This Bill Does
It would allow the executive director to determine eligibility for all compensation claims and approve payments daily to speed up assistance to victims of violent crimes. It would require the Crime Victims Compensation Commission to meet quarterly. It would require the commission to hear all contested cases and allow it to affirm, reverse, or modify the executive director's eligibility decisions under the Administrative Procedure Act. It would include nonsubstantive technical revisions to update code language.

Who It Affects
Crime victims and their families who file compensation claims, who could receive faster payments and have certain decisions reviewed by a new process.
The Commission members and the executive director, who gain expanded authority over eligibility decisions, payment approvals, and the procedures for contested cases, along with a shift to quarterly meetings.

Key Provisions
Executive director may determine eligibility for all compensation claims and approve payments daily; supplemental claims up to $1,000 and original claims up to $2,000 handled by the executive director.
The Commission must meet quarterly at its principal place of business and conduct other meetings as it chooses.
The Commission shall hear all contested cases and may affirm, reverse, or modify the executive director's eligibility decisions under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
Nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.

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Subjects: Crime Victims Compensation Commission