Provides for the timeliness of commencing criminal and civil action for sexual offenses committed against children
Summary
Provides that the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of a sexual offense committed against a child shall not begin to run until the child turns 23 years of age; provides that a civil action for conduct constituting a sexual offense against a child, shall be brought before the child turns 55 years of age; revives previously barred actions related to sexual abuse of children; grants civil trial preference to such actions; eliminates the notice of claim requirements for such actions when the action is brought against a municipality, the state or a school district; requires judicial training relating to child abuse and the establishment of rules relating to civil actions brought for sexual offenses committed against children.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
Assembly Passage
Jan 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Signed Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2019 · Assembly Jan 28, 2019
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Jan 28, 2019
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 14, 2019
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.11
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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