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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2073 Wrongful death statute of limitations; criminal investigations by law enforcement.
Introduced by: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Wrongful death statute of limitations; criminal investigations by law enforcement; emergency. Provides that in a civil action for the wrongful death of an injured person such action may be brought by a personal representative of a decedent within two years after the death of the person or, if applicable, within two years of the conclusion of a criminal investigation by law enforcement of such death, whichever is longer. Under current law, a wrongful death action must be brought within two years of the death of the decedent. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101459D pdf
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103581D-H1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101459D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/21 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/22/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103581D-H1
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103581D-H1
- 01/29/21 House: Emergency clause added
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2073H1
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (15-Y 0-N)