Sexual assault and other sexual misconduct: statutes of limitations on civil actions.
Existing law sets the time for commencement of any civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of sexual assault, as defined, to the later of within 10 years from the date of the last act, attempted act, or assault with intent to commit an act, of sexual assault by the defendant against the plaintiff or within 3 years from the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that an injury or illness resulted from an act, attempted act, or assault with intent to commit an act, of sexual assault by the defendant against the plaintiff. However, existing law revives claims for damages of more than $250,000 arising out of a sexual assault or other inappropriate contact, communication, or activity of a sexual nature by a physician occurring at a student health center between January 1, 1988, and January 1, 2017, that would otherwise be barred prior to January 1, 2020, solely because the applicable statute of limitations has or had expired, and would authorize a cause of action to proceed if already pending in court on October 2, 2019, or, if not filed by that date, to be commenced between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. This law is not applicable to a public entity.
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California Legislature
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AB 3092
California AB 3092 (20192020)
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Sexual assault and other sexual misconduct: statutes of limitations on civil actions.
California AB 3092 (20192020) — Sexual assault and other sexual misconduct: statutes of limitations on civil actions.
Existing law sets the time for commencement of any civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of sexual assault, as defined, to the later of within 10 years from the date of the last act, attempted act, or assault with intent to commit an act, of sexual assault by the defendant against the plaintiff or within 3 years from the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that an injury or illness resulted from an act, attempted act, or assault with intent to commit an act, of sexual assault by the defendant against the plaintiff. However, existing law revives claims for damages of more than $250,000 arising out of a sexual assault or other inappropriate contact, communication, or activity of a sexual nature by a physician occurring at a student health center between January 1, 1988, and January 1, 2017, that would otherwise be barred prior to January 1, 2020, solely because the applicable statute of limitations has or had expired, and would authorize a cause of action to proceed if already pending in court on October 2, 2019, or, if not filed by that date, to be commenced between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. This law is not applicable to a public entity.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB3092 Wicks et al. By Monning — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 3092 Wicks Assembly Third Reading — 70–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
AB 3092 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments By CHAU — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wicks — primary (person)
Chiu — coauthor (person)
Leyva — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2020-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2020-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2020-04-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2020-05-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2020-05-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-06-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-06-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-06-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 4777.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2020-07-01 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2020-07-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2020-08-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-19 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4403.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2020-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5357.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 246, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/be2d7d6b-d9cf-4191-a0a1-f4793f02596d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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