Wrongful death statute of limitations; criminal investigations by law enforcement. (HB2073)

Introduced By

Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Wrongful death statute of limitations; criminal investigations by law enforcement; emergency. Provides that in a civil action for the wrongful death of an injured person such action may be brought by a personal representative of a decedent within two years after the death of the person or, if applicable, within two years of the conclusion of a criminal investigation by law enforcement of such death, whichever is longer. Under current law, a wrongful death action must be brought within two years of the death of the decedent. The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/12/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101459D
01/12/2021	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/21/2021	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/22/2021	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/22/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
01/27/2021	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2021	Committee substitute printed 21103581D-H1
01/28/2021	Read first time
01/29/2021	Read second time
01/29/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21103581D-H1
01/29/2021	Emergency clause added
01/29/2021	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2073H1
02/01/2021	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/01/2021	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2021	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021	Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)