File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 453
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Valentino-Smith, Cluster, Cullison, A. Kelly, McComas, McDermott,
Parrott, Proctor, Valderrama, and Vallario
- 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 applying the Act
retroactively.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/20
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order until 3/24 (Delegate Malone) Adopted
- 3/21
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/22
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 240
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith, District 23A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
- Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
- Delegate Neil Parrott, District 2B
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
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:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
- April 1, 2012: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
