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1996 SESSION

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SB 459 Childhood sexual abuse.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Childhood sexual abuse. Makes retroactive the 1995 removal of the 10-year cap on the time to bring actions for sexual assault occurring during infancy or incompetency. The retroactivity is permitted by the 1994 amendment to the Constitution.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961495661  pdf
• 03/09/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB459ER)  pdf
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0377)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961495661
• 01/22/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
• 02/11/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/13/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/96  House: Read first time
• 02/15/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/23/96  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/26/96  House: Read second time
• 02/27/96  House: Read third time
• 02/27/96  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/27/96  House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
• 02/27/96  House: Passed House (98-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 2-N)
• 03/09/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB459ER)
• 03/15/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/16/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 377 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0377)