Texas HB3745 amends crime victims' compensation rules, allowing emergency awards for anticipated losses and clarifying application of new law.

Texas HB3745 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the attorney general to make emergency awards for anticipated pecuniary losses if a final award is likely and immediate relief is needed to prevent undue hardship. The bill also specifies that the new compensation rules apply only to criminally injurious conduct occurring after the effective date of the Act, with prior conduct governed by existing law. The Act takes effect on September 1, 2025.

Texas HB3745 amends crime victims' compensation rules, allowing emergency awards for anticipated losses and clarifying application of new law.

Texas HB3745 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the attorney general to make emergency awards for anticipated pecuniary losses if a final award is likely and immediate relief is needed to prevent undue hardship. The bill also specifies that the new compensation rules apply only to criminally injurious conduct occurring after the effective date of the Act, with prior conduct governed by existing law. The Act takes effect on September 1, 2025.