SB11 Alabama 2019 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Linda Coleman-Madison SenatorDemocrat - 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
Assigned Act No. 2019-480.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Coleman-Madison motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1385
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1197
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1196
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 80
Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 79
Givhan Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Coleman-Madison motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 75
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Reported from Judiciary as Favorable with 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Givhan motion to Adopt
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt
Coleman-Madison motion to Concur In and Adopt
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Motion to Adopt
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature