Texas HB4118 amends the Crime Victims' Compensation Act to require compensation for health care copays incurred due to criminal conduct.

Texas HB4118 amends the Crime Victims' Compensation Act by adding a requirement for the attorney general to compensate victims or claimants for any copays they paid for health care services resulting from criminally injurious conduct. This compensation must be awarded within 10 days of the application for compensation being filed. The change applies only to applications filed after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025. Applications filed before this date remain governed by the existing law.

Texas HB4118 amends the Crime Victims' Compensation Act to require compensation for health care copays incurred due to criminal conduct.

Texas HB4118 amends the Crime Victims' Compensation Act by adding a requirement for the attorney general to compensate victims or claimants for any copays they paid for health care services resulting from criminally injurious conduct. This compensation must be awarded within 10 days of the application for compensation being filed. The change applies only to applications filed after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025. Applications filed before this date remain governed by the existing law.