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1994 SESSION
SJ 172 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 (second resolution). 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
- 02/10/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD0072661 (SJ172E) pdf
- 03/25/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ172ER) pdf
- 04/21/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818) pdf
AMENDMENTS
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 P. & E. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/10/94 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/94 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/94 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/10/94 Senate: Title replaced
- 02/10/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/10/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD0072661 (SJ172E)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: VOTE: SUSPEND THE RULES (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/94 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/23/94 House: Reported from Rules (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 House: Agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ172ER)
- 04/01/94 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/02/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/11/94 House: Assigned Chapter 818 (effective 2/25/94)
- 04/21/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818)