An Act extending the statute of limitations in civil child sexual abuse cases
By [SPONSOR PREFIX] [SPONSOR NAME] of [SPONSOR CITY], a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4126) of [PETITIONERS LIST] [BACKING TEXT]. House Steering, Policy and Scheduling.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to increase forthwith the statute of limitations in civil child sexual abuse cases, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/28/2014 | House | Reported from the committee on the Judiciary |
| 5/28/2014 | House | New draft of S633 and H1455 |
| 5/28/2014 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 6/4/2014 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 6/4/2014 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 6/4/2014 | House | Rules suspended |
| 6/18/2014 | House | Rules suspended |
| 6/18/2014 | House | Read third |
| 6/18/2014 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 147 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 394) |
| 6/19/2014 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 6/23/2014 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 6/23/2014 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 6/23/2014 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 6/23/2014 | House | Enacted |
| 6/26/2014 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2014 |
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