HB1647
Sexual abuse by person of authority; civil cause of action, limitations period.
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.-
Bill History
- 01/08/2023 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103559D
- 01/08/2023 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2023 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2023 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/01/2023 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2023 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/13/2023 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 02/20/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1647ER)
- 02/20/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/16/2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/16/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)
