Bill Text: CA AB1980 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Statute of limitations: hazardous materials.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-07-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 141, Statutes of 2018. [AB1980 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1980-Chaptered.html
Assembly Bill No. 1980 |
CHAPTER 141 |
An act to amend Section 338.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to statute of limitations.
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Approved by
Governor
July 20, 2018.
Filed with
Secretary of State
July 20, 2018.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1980, Quirk.
Statute of limitations: hazardous materials.
Existing law requires that actions for civil penalties or punitive damages under specified provisions relating to hazardous waste and hazardous substances be commenced within 5 years after the discovery by the agency bringing the action of the facts constituting the grounds for commencing the action.
This bill would include actions relating to aboveground storage of petroleum within the 5-year limitations period.