2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1148

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes, Anderson, Malone, Bromwell, DeBoy, Gutierrez, King, Mayer, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Hubbard, McIntosh, Frush, Brown, Barve, Howard, Jones, Hixson, Hammen, Franchot, Jameson, Kullen, Zirkin, Morhaim, Cardin, G. Clagett, Bobo, Patterson, Healey, Bozman, Pugh, Marriott, Niemann, V. Clagett, Haynes, Murray, Taylor, Parker, V. Turner, F. Turner, Barkley, Oaks, Mandel, Proctor, Bronrott, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Kaiser, McHale, Griffith, James, Cadden, Vaughn, Vallario, Moe, and Donoghue
Entitled:
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations

Synopsis:

Extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse actions to 24 years after the date that the victim attains the age of majority.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/15
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Menes) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (130-8)
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Senate Rules

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
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 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 732414/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2006   at: 12:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 803024/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2006   at: 12:29 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (130-8)