Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition, Damages, and Statute of Limitations (The Child Victims Act of 2023)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed Apr 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023 · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
42–5
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 16, 2023
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican13
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5
executive
Apr 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator West) Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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