Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury or disease. (HB2139)
Introduced By
Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury. Provides that a cause of action for a latent injury resulting from the exposure to a substance or the use of a product shall accrue when the person knew or should have known of the injury and its causal connection to an injury-causing substance or product. Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102437D |
| 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 amendments (7-Y 1-N) |
| 01/27/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2021 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/29/2021 | Read second time |
| 01/29/2021 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 01/29/2021 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2139E |
| 01/29/2021 | Printed as engrossed 21102437D-E |
| 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) |
| 02/10/2021 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Reconsidered by Judiciary |
| 02/15/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/17/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/17/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21200305D-S1 |
| 02/17/2021 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/22/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21200305D-S1 |
| 02/22/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2139S1 |
| 02/22/2021 | Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 8-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/23/2021 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200305D-S1 (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2139ER) |
| 02/25/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/26/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/01/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021 |
| 03/01/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) |