File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 707
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Stone and Jacobs
- Entitled:
-
Wrongful Death and Survival Causes of Action - Criminal Homicide - Time Limits
for Bringing Civil Action
Providing that a wrongful death cause of action or survival cause of
action arising from conduct that constitutes a criminal homicide under
State or federal law accrues at a specified time under specified
circumstances; establishing a presumption that a party should have
discovered the identity of a person who contributed to a criminal
homicide under specified circumstances; and providing for the
retroactive application of the Act.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/8
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments {798073/1 Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/14
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 3/29
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/15
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/30
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/27
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/2
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 239
Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Homicide -see also- Manslaughter; Murder
- Statutes of Limitation
- Wrongful Death
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-904
,
3-904
,
5-203.1
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
Senate
- Number: 798073/01 Offered on: March 13, 2012 at:
11:51 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
House
- Judiciary
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 14, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
- March 29, 2012: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
