---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood physical abuse"
description: "An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood physical abuse"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 99"
citation: "Vermont S 99 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Pearson", "Kesha Ram Hinsdale"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffba5648-ca0c-45c9-80f3-35cc923bd43c"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/762"
source_hash: "7443df13f03a69290c205d717ec5f7606ccbd2c76b364181d075cc575ac18baa"
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 S 99 (2021-2022) — An act relating to repealing the statute of limitations for civil actions based on childhood physical 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0099/S-0099%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT026/ACT026%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT026/ACT026%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0099/S-0099%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0099/S-0099%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christopher Pearson — primary (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary (person)
- Michael Sirotkin — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
- Randolph Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-04-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee on Rules per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
- **2021-04-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- **2021-04-20** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
- **2021-04-21** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Rep. Leffler of Enosburgh reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- **2021-04-29** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Read Third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2021-05-07** Delivered to Governor on May 7, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 12, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-13** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 12, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffba5648-ca0c-45c9-80f3-35cc923bd43c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).