Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to the statute of limitations in a civil action involving the sexual abuse of a minor
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the statute of limitations in a civil action involving the sexual abuse of a minor. The bill provides that a civil action for damages for sexual abuse in the first, second, or third degree committed on or with a person who was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 25, 2022. On January 31, 2022 it recommended passage.
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