DE HB326 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Passed on July 13 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-13 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Passed on July 13 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-13 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
Consistent with Delaware’s Child Victim’s Act, this Act clarifies that civil actions based on sexual abuse of a patient by a healthcare provider may be filed at any time after the commission of the abuse. This Act also creates a 2-year “look-back” provision in cases of abuse which was unknown and could not reasonably have been discovered by the patient.
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Roll Calls
2010-07-01 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2010-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2010-05-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2010-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2010-05-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-13 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2010-07-13 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2010-07-01 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2010-06-30 | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2010-06-30 | Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2010-06-30 | Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate | |
| 2010-06-30 | Necessary rules are suspended in Senate | |
| 2010-05-06 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate | |
| 2010-05-04 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 36 YES 2 NO 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2010-05-04 | Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote | |
| 2010-05-04 | Amendment HA 1 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 17 YES 22 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2010-05-04 | Amendment HA 1 defeated | |
| 2010-05-04 | Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2010-03-23 | Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2010-03-17 | Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits | |
| 2010-02-18 | Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House |
