SB 508 (2020): extending the statute of limitations for civil actions based on a sexual assault.
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SB 508 (2020)
extending the statute of limitations for civil actions based on a sexual assault.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2019-2020
- Senate committee: Judiciary
- Subject: Crimes, Criminal Procedure and Corrections
The Story
It was introduced on January 8, 2020 and referred to the Senate Judiciary committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 20, 2020. On June 16, 2020 the Senate adopted “Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table” on a voice vote. The bill died on the table under Senate Rule 3-23 at adjournment on September 16, 2020, having been set aside and never taken back up.
Sponsors
- Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D - SD21) (prime sponsor)
- Sen. Jay Kahn (D - SD10)
- Sen. Shannon Chandley (D - SD11)
- Sen. John Reagan (R - SD17)
- Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3)
- Sen. Dan Feltes (D - SD15)
- Sen. Donna Soucy (D - SD18)
- Rep. Edward Gordon (R - Graf 9)
- Rep. Debra Altschiller (D - Rock 19)
- Rep. Kate Murray (D - Rock 24)
- Rep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21)
- Rep. Daryl Abbas (R - Rock 8)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 20, 2020, 10:00 AM: hearing, Senate Judiciary, SH 100
Votes
- June 16, 2020, Senate: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table — voice vote, passed
The Docket
- January 8, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Judiciary
- February 20, 2020: Hearing: 02/20/2020, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am
- June 16, 2020: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020
- September 16, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, Adjournment 09/16/2020
Laws It Would Change
Related Bills
- HB 705-FN (2020): relative to sexual assault, sexual misconduct in institutions of higher education, and the rights of victims of crime.
- HB 705-FN (2020): relative to sexual assault, sexual misconduct in institutions of higher education, and the rights of victims of crime.