Limitations period; previously time-barred actions, sexual abuse, two-year time period to file.
Summary
Limitations period; previously time-barred actions;sexual abuse; two-year time period to file. Creates a two-yeartime period, on or after July 1, 2020, but before July 1, 2022, within which persons previously time-barred from filing an action for injuryto such person for sexual abuse occurring during the infancy or incapacityof such person due to the expiration of the statute of limitationsmay file such an action.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2020
How they voted
94–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 95
Jan 31, 2020
D
Democratic52
100% Yea
R
Republican43
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
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 (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102278D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason S. Miyares
RRepublican
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