California Victim Compensation Board
Legislative Update
March 19, 2026
AB 1716 (Stefani) CalVCB: Tuition Reimbursement
This bill would expand CalVCB reimbursement to include tuition payments. Students who are unable to complete a school term as a result of a crime could receive up to $10,000 to reimburse tuition costs for a replacement term.
Status: Introduced
SB 1122 (Arreguín) Victim Compensation
This is a spot bill that may amend CalVCB statutes.
Status: Introduced
AB 2247 (Elhawary) Victim Compensation
This is a spot bill that may amend CalVCB statutes.
Status: Introduced
AB 2119 (Jackson) Gender Bias in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
This bill would require the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to develop and distribute materials educating the public that all genders may be the victim of sexual assault and domestic violence. It would require CDPH to collaborate with CalVCB, the Office of Emergency Services and victim advocacy groups in developing the materials.
Status: Introduced
AB 2275 (Baines) Mental Health Diversion
This bill would require a court to order restitution to a victim who incurs economic loss as a result of a crime when the defendant participates in a diversion program. To the extent that CalVCB has already paid expenses on behalf of a victim, collected restitution orders can go toward reimbursing CalVCB for those payments. The bill contains other provisions related to mental health diversion.
Status: Introduced
AB 2297 (Stefani) Restitution: Diversion
This bill would require a court to order restitution to a victim who incurs economic loss as a result of a crime when the defendant participates in a diversion program. To the extent that CalVCB has already paid expenses on behalf of a victim, collected restitution orders can go toward reimbursing CalVCB for those payments.
Status: Introduced
SB 891 (Cervantes) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program
This bill would establish the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program within the Department of Justice. The program’s responsibilities would include facilitating collaboration and acting as a liaison between tribal victims’ families, tribal governments, and law enforcement agencies regarding active and inactive cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California, including cases involving human trafficking. Until January 1, 2029, the bill would require the program to submit an annual report to both houses of the Legislature containing, among other things, data on the number of, and facts about, cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons in California.
Status: Introduced
AB 2378 (Gabriel) California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program
This bill would create the Office of Community Violence Intervention within the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). It would require the office to, among other things, advise BSCC on the implementation of community violence intervention and prevention policies, provide technical assistance for community violence intervention and prevention organizations and CalVIP grantees, and produce a biennial report on community violence intervention and prevention.
Status: Introduced
H.R. 909 (Wagner) Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
This federal legislation would redirect any leftover unobligated funds collected under the False Claims Act to the Crime Victims Fund through Federal Fiscal Year 2029.
Status: Passed by the House and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary