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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 319

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the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the time a person has to bring an action (the statute of

limitations) for an injury resulting from being sexually assaulted or subject to incest

as a child, or from being subject to sexual contact by a member of the clergy as a child,

is any time before the injured party reaches the age of 35.

This bill removes the time limit for bringing those actions. In addition, the bill

applies this unlimited time period to a broader range of actions. Under the bill, there

is no limit on the time a person has to bring an action for injury resulting from being

subject, as a child, to any sexual contact by an adult or by an adult member of the

clergy. The bill also revives any cause of action that was barred by the present statute

of limitations and allows an injured party to bring that action for his or her injury

within three years after the effective date of the bill.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Coggs (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Lassa (D) , Olsen (R) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D)

26 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , A. Williams (D) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Honadel (R) , Hraychuck (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Nerison (R) , Nygren (R) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Petersen (R) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Richards (D) , Sinicki (D) , Soletski (D) , Stone (R) , Suder (R) , Tauchen (R) , Turner (D) , Van Roy (R) , Vruwink (D) , Wood (I) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 30, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Taylor, Olsen, Schultz, Erpenbach and Coggs;Cosponsored by Representatives Parisi, Suder, Soletski, Brooks, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Pasch, Berceau, Wood, Sinicki, Bies, Zepnick, A. Ott, Vruwink, Nygren, Van Roy, Tauchen, Nerison, Turner, Honadel, Hraychuck, A. Williams, Molepske Jr., Petersen, Ballweg and Stone

  2. Sep 30, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  3. Jan 12, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1