HB781
Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury or disease.
Provides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant asbestos-related injury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant asbestos-related injury or disease and that such subsequent diagnosis shall constitute a separate injury that shall accrue an action when such diagnosis is first communicated to ... (More) the person or his agent by a physician. The bill is intended to reverse Kiser v. A.W. Chesteron, 285 Va. 12 (2013). This bill is identical to SB 661. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104787D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20105696D-H1
- 01/31/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20105696D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB781H1
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 02/20/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB781ER)
- 02/20/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
- 02/25/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
- 03/03/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/03/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)
