Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 13, Part 1.

ON MARCH 20, 2023, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1195, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise present law provisions relative to persons who are eligible for compensation for criminal injuries, as described below. Present law provides that in the case of the death of the victim, where the compensation is for unreimbursed or unreimbursable funeral or burial expenses, the legal representative of the estate of the victim is eligible for compensation, or if no estate of the victim is opened, then a relative of the victim is eligible, with "relative" being defined as a spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister and a spouse's parents or stepparents. This amendment adds the following to the list of relatives that are eligible if no estate of the victim is opened: (1) The victim's aunt, uncle, or cousin; or (2) An individual related to the victim by blood.