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2023 SESSION

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HB 1647 Sexual abuse by person of authority; civil cause of action, limitations period.

Introduced by: Timothy Anderson-Resigned 4/3 | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Civil cause of action; sexual abuse by person of authority; limitations period. Creates a civil cause of action for injury to a person 18 years of age or older resulting from sexual abuse by a person of authority, defined in the bill. The bill further specifies that any such action shall be brought within 15 years after the cause of action accrues.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103559D  pdf
• 02/20/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1647ER)  pdf
• 03/16/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103559D
• 01/08/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/23/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/23  House: Read first time
• 02/01/23  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/23  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/13/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 2-N)
• 02/14/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/15/23  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1647ER)
• 02/20/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/21/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/16/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/16/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)