---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood sexual abuse"
description: "An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood sexual abuse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 330"
citation: "Vermont H 330 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin LaLonde"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02169959-3b2c-4ff7-b197-17a896a205ec"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/449"
source_hash: "af007059d2de1b9f8b3d2be6e95d5e977eda29ee9a04e5f7d40acc2838abfc04"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 330 (2019-2020) — An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood sexual abuse

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0330/H-0330%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT037/ACT037%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT037/ACT037%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0330/H-0330%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0330/H-0330%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Martin LaLonde — primary (person)
- Maxine Grad — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-21** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-03-19** Read Second Time
- **2019-03-19** Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary
- **2019-03-19** Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
- **2019-03-19** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-03-20** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill
- **2019-03-20** Rep. Donahue of Northfield asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2019-03-20** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2019-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-05-10** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-05-10** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-05-10** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
- **2019-05-10** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2019-05-10** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-05-13** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-05-13** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2019-05-13** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2019-05-13** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2019-05-16** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-20** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2019-05-22** Delivered to the Governor on May 22, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by Governor on May 28, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on May 28, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02169959-3b2c-4ff7-b197-17a896a205ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).