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House passes bill putting Office of Victims Rights under OAG
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Posted on May 12 2009
The House of Representatives, by unanimous vote, passed a bill bringing the Office of Victims’ Rights under the Office of the Attorney General.
House Bill 16-242, introduced by Rep. Rosemond B. Santos, said the Office of Victims’ Rights was conceived in 1996 to be placed within the OAG rather than the Criminal Justice Planning Agency.
The office was initially established to assist and support victims of domestic violence. Through the years, the Office of Victims’ Rights has served victims of all crimes.
“In order to provide continuous and consistent victim advocacy services and to avoid any funding difficulties, the Office of Victims’ Rights should legally exist within the Office of the Attorney General where it has existed as a matter of practice since its establishment,” H.B. 16-242 said.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
The House also passed yesterday House Bill 16-240, amending the Alcoholic Beverage Tobacco Control Act to allow alcoholic beverage sampling with lesser restrictions.
H.B. 16-240, introduced by Rep. Stanley Torres, said alcoholic beverage sampling activities or events may be conducted at any on-sale or off-sale licensed establishment by the sampling licensee without any further restricting regulations or approval by the Department of Commerce’s Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Control Division.
