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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2139 Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury.
Introduced by: Elizabeth R. Guzman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury. Provides that a cause of action for a latent injury resulting from the exposure to a substance or the use of a product shall accrue when the person knew or should have known of the injury and its causal connection to an injury-causing substance or product.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102437D pdf
- 01/29/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21102437D-E pdf
- 02/17/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200305D-S1 pdf
- 02/25/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2139ER) pdf
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102437D
- 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 amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2139E
- 01/29/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21102437D-E
- 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)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reconsidered by Judiciary
- 02/17/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200305D-S1
- 02/17/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200305D-S1
- 02/22/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2139S1
- 02/22/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 8-N)
- 02/23/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/21 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200305D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2139ER)
- 02/25/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)