HOUSE BILL 1148

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)