Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury.
Summary
Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury or disease. Provides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant asbestos-related injury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant asbestos-related injury or disease and that such subsequent diagnosis shall constitute a separate injury that shall accrue an action when such diagnosis is first communicated to the person or his agent by a physician. The bill is intended to reverse Kiser v. A.W. Chesteron, 285 Va. 12 (2013). This bill is identical to HB 781.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 6, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 180 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB661S1
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105691D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104620D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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