Maryland House Bill 642 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 4 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-04 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 12
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the statute of limitations on civil actions arising out of an alleged incident or incidents of sexual abuse that occurred while the victim was a minor; establishing a statute of repose for specified civil actions relating to child sexual abuse; providing that, in a specified action filed more than a specified number of years after the victim reaches the age of majority, damages may be awarded against a person or governmental entity that is not an alleged perpetrator only under specified circumstances; etc.

Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations and Required Findings

Del. C.T. Wilson [D]	Del. Angela Angel [D]	Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]
Sen. William Folden [R]	Del. Carolyn Howard [D]	Del. David Moon [D]

2017-03-22 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-14 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (140-0) (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-04	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 12
2017-03-27	House	Returned Passed
2017-03-24	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2017-03-23	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-23	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-23	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2017-03-20	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2017-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (140-0)
2017-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments {252810/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2017-02-23	House	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-01	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0642?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0642f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0642t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_12_hb0642t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0002/hb0642_25281001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0002/hb0642.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0642_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0642_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0642,h-0596&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0642,s-0807&stab=02&ys=2017RS