Sexual abuse; statute of limitations, personal action for injury to person. (HB870)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Statute of limitations; sexual abuse. Provides that for a cause of action accruing on or after July 1, 2020, every action for injury to the person resulting from sexual abuse shall be brought within 10 years after the cause of action accrues. This bill does not change the current 20-year statute of limitations for actions for injury to the person resulting from sexual abuse that occurred during the infancy or incapacity of such person. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2020 | Committee |
01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101454D |
01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/22/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2020 | Read first time |
01/30/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/31/2020 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/17/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2020 | Read third time |
02/19/2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/19/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/19/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/19/2020 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2020 | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/21/2020 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) |
02/21/2020 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2020 | Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2020 | Senate requested conference committee |
02/26/2020 | House acceded to request |
02/26/2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/26/2020 | Delegates: Bourne, Hope, Miyares |
02/28/2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/28/2020 | Senators: Surovell, Boysko, Stanley |
03/04/2020 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/04/2020 | Conference substitute printed 20109141D-H1 |
03/04/2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N) |
03/04/2020 | VOTE: Agree To (93-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2020 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
03/18/2020 | Enrolled |
03/18/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB870ER) |
03/18/2020 | Signed by President |
03/19/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/20/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020 |
03/20/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
04/10/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1125 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/10/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1125) |