H.B. No. 3268 amends the Crime Victims' Compensation Act by introducing new criteria under which the attorney general may deny or reduce compensation awards. Specifically, the bill adds provisions that allow for denial or reduction of an award if the claimant or victim was engaging in an activity that was both prohibited by law and related to the criminally injurious conduct at the time of the incident. This change aims to clarify the circumstances under which compensation may be affected by the behavior of the claimant or victim.

The bill stipulates that the new provisions will only apply to incidents of criminally injurious conduct occurring on or after the effective date of the Act, which is set for September 1, 2025. For incidents that occurred prior to this date, the existing laws will remain in effect. This ensures that any claims related to past incidents will be evaluated based on the legal framework that was in place at the time of the conduct.