Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that no contributory fault may be attributed to a plaintiff bringing an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse. Creates the Sexual Abuse Per Se Harmful Article in the Code. Provides that for an action arising out of an injury caused by sexual conduct or sexual penetration, if the plaintiff proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant committed childhood sexual abuse against the plaintiff, such sexual conduct or sexual penetration shall be considered obviously and materially harmful to the plaintiff and shall be deemed by the court per se harmful and traumatic. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-23 - Referred to Assignments [HB0222 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2024-05-23	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-01-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2024-05-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2024-05-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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