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SB11 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
SB11 Alabama 2019 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Civil procedure, statute of limitations. sex offense, further provided, statute of limitations tolled until vicitim reaches age of majority
Description

Under existing law, a civil action for an injury to a person that does not arise from a contract, which includes a sex offense, must be brought within two years.

This bill would establish a statute of limitations for a civil action for recovery of damages for injury or illness arising from a sex offense.

This bill would provide that if the victim of a sex offense is a minor, the statute of limitations is tolled until the victim reaches the age of 19 years.

This bill would require a plaintiff to perform additional procedures to corroborate his or her complaint if the plaintiff files a complaint alleging that a sex offense occurred more than 10 years prior to the date the action is commenced.

Subjects
Civil Procedure

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2019-480.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

H

Concurred in Second House Amendment

S

Coleman-Madison motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1385

S

Concurrence Requested

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1197

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1196

H

Judiciary first Substitute Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 80

S

Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 79

S

Givhan Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Coleman-Madison motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 75

S

Judiciary Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Reported from Judiciary as Favorable with 1 amendment

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Coleman-Madison motion to Concur In and Adopt

May 30, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 25
Absent 10

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature