Virginia House Bill 870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1125)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Statute of limitations; sexual abuse. Provides that for a cause of action accruing on or after July 1, 2020, every action for injury to the person resulting from sexual abuse shall be brought within 10 years after the cause of action accrues. This bill does not change the current 20-year statute of limitations for actions for injury to the person resulting from sexual abuse that occurred during the infancy or incapacity of such person.

Sexual abuse; statute of limitations, personal action for injury to person.

Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Agree To (93-Y 1-N) (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) (Y: 0 N: 96 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1125)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1125 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB870ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
2020-03-04	House	VOTE: Agree To (93-Y 1-N)
2020-03-04	House	Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N)
2020-03-04	House	Conference substitute printed 20109141D-H1
2020-03-04		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-02-28	Senate	Senators: Surovell, Boysko, Stanley
2020-02-28	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-26	House	Delegates: Bourne, Hope, Miyares
2020-02-26	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-02-26	House	House acceded to request
2020-02-25	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-25	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
2020-02-21	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
2020-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2020-02-19	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-19	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-31	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-29	House	Read first time
2020-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101454D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	243	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB870
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB870+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB870H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB870ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1125+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0028+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0061+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0278+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0357+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0870+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0710HB0870+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0730HB0870+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0731HB0870+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1137+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0937HB0870+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1774+HB0870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1717HB0870+HB0870