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1994 SESSION
SB 574 Constitutional amendment; powers of the General Assembly.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Constitutional amendment; powers of the General Assembly; retroactive application of certain laws; voter approval. Provides for a November 1994 referendum to approve the proposed amendment. The amendment authorizes the General Assembly to provide for the retroactive application of a change in the accrual date for civil actions involving intentional torts by natural persons against minors. The amendment overrides the Supreme Court's decision in Starnes v. Cayouette, 8 V.L.R. 3393 (1992), which disallowed a claim based on retroactive changes in the accrual date for claims involving childhood sexual abuse and held that the defendant had a constitutionally protected right once the statute of limitations had expired on the claim against him.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 03/07/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB574ER) pdf
- 04/11/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/94 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/94 House: Read first time
- 02/12/94 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/23/94 House: Reported from Rules (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/94 House: Read second time
- 02/25/94 House: Read third time
- 02/25/94 House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB574ER)
- 03/11/94 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/07/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 405 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/11/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405)