Delaware House Bill 6 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-05-20 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 Unfavorable
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill creates the Public Employee Sexual Violence Act which allows public employees who have suffered sexual violence in the workplace the ability to file an action against the perpetrator and the employee even if the applicable statute of limitations has run. This Act defines sexual violence and provides when a public employee who suffered sexual violence by a supervisor may file suit against an employer. This Act will allow a public employee who was a victim of sexual violence 1 year from the effective date to file claims in Superior Court.

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Statute Of Limitations For Victims Of Sexual Violence.

Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]

Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]

Rep. Larry Lambert [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-20		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 Unfavorable
2021-03-09		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48439
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48439&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB6