Damages: childhood sexual assault: statute of limitations.
Existing law requires that an action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse, as defined, be commenced within 8 years of the date the plaintiff attains the age of majority or within 3 years of the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that the psychological injury or illness occurring after the age of majority was caused by sexual abuse, whichever occurs later, and provides that certain of those actions may not be commenced on or after the plaintiff's 26th birthday. Existing law also prohibits confidentiality provisions within a settlement agreement arising from a claim of childhood sexual abuse.
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California Legislature
20192020
AB 218
California AB 218 (20192020)
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Damages: childhood sexual assault: statute of limitations.
California AB 218 (20192020) — Damages: childhood sexual assault: statute of limitations.
Existing law requires that an action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse, as defined, be commenced within 8 years of the date the plaintiff attains the age of majority or within 3 years of the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that the psychological injury or illness occurring after the age of majority was caused by sexual abuse, whichever occurs later, and provides that certain of those actions may not be commenced on or after the plaintiff's 26th birthday. Existing law also prohibits confidentiality provisions within a settlement agreement arising from a claim of childhood sexual abuse.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 218 GONZALEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 0–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB218 Gonzalez et al. By Jackson — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–1 (pass) · upper
AB 218 Gonzalez Assembly Third Reading — 64–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 8–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gonzalez — primary (person)
Chiu — coauthor (person)
Galgiani — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Mark Stone — coauthor (person)
McCarty — coauthor (person)
Robert Rivas — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-01-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-01-17 From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
2019-02-04 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-03-06 Coauthors revised.
2019-03-07 Measure version as revised on March 6 corrected.
2019-03-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-03-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-03-25 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 812.) amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 3. Page 956.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-04-24 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
2019-06-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2019-06-10 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2019-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-12 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2019-08-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 30). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-08-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2955.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.