CHAPTER NUMBER: 360
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 326/94 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden,
Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and
Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Extending the statute of limitations for civil child sexual abuse
actions to 7 years after the date that the victim attains the age of
majority.
Senate Action
- 1/20
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/4
- Returned Passed
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 360
House Action
- 3/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/26
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (139-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AGE OF MAJORITY -see also- MINORS
- CHILD ABUSE
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- STATUTES OF LIMITATION
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-117
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 598071/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 19, 2003 at:
10:15 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 21, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (139-1)