Sexual abuse; statute of limitations, personal action for injury to person.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1125 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101454D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
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