Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury.
Summary
Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury or disease. Provides that a cause of action for a latent injury shall accrue when such injury and its causal connection to an injurious or disease-causing substance, product, or circumstance is first communicated to the injured person or his agent by a physician. The bill further provides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant substance-related, product-related, or circumstance-related latent injury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant substance-related latent injury or disease.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 33
Feb 19, 2021
D
Democratic17
76% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
15
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2139S1
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200305D-S1
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-0-6)
senate
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2139E
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102437D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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