House committee substitute makes the following change to the 1st edition.
Amends proposed GS 1-56(b) (exempting civil child sexual abuse cases from the 10-year statute of limitation) and Section 4 of the bill (reviving civil child sexual abuse actions) to replace the term "civil action for child sexual abuse" with "a civil action against a defendant for sexual abuse suffered while the plaintiff was under 18 years of age."
Adds a severability clause.
EXTEND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS/CHILD SEX ABUSE.
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AN ACT EXTENDING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR A CIVIL ACTION FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE SO THAT A PLAINTIFF HAS UNTIL AGE FORTY TO COMMENCE AN ACTION.Intro. by Riddell, Boswell, B. Turner, Williams.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Apr 21 2017)
Bill History:
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Wed, 5 Apr 2017 House: Filed
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Thu, 6 Apr 2017 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 6 Apr 2017 House: Ref To Com On Judiciary IV
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Wed, 19 Apr 2017 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 19 Apr 2017 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2017 House: Placed On Cal For 04/20/2017
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Thu, 20 Apr 2017 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 20 Apr 2017 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 585 (2017-2018)Summary date: Apr 19 2017 - View Summary
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Bill H585 (2017-2018)Summary date: Apr 5 2017 - View Summary
Amends GS 1-17 to authorize plaintiffs to file civil actions against a defendant for sexual abuse suffered while the plaintiff was under 18 years of age, until the plaintiff reaches 40 years of age.
Makes conforming changes to GS 1-52 and GS 1-56.
Effective from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018, this act revives any civil action for child sexual abuse otherwise time-barred under GS 1-52 as it existed immediately before the enactment of this act.
Except as otherwise provided, effective October 1, 2017, and applies to civil actions commenced on or after that date.
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