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2023 SESSION
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)