Each year, laws and legislation are passed that will directly affect people who have been victims of crime. We at the Office of The Victim Advocate (OVA) actively monitor and comment on this proposed legislation.
Browse legislative summaries by year to discover how crime victims’ rights are impacted by new laws and statutes.
Legislative summaries by year
- 2025 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2024 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2023 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2022 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2021 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2019 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2018 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2017 Legislative Summary (PDF)
- 2016 Legislative Summary
- 2015 Legislative Summary (PDF)