Michael P. Mullin
- Democratic
Primary
Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury or disease. Provides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant asbestos-related injury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant asbestos-related injury or disease and that such subsequent diagnosis shall constitute a separate injury that shall accrue an action when such diagnosis is first communicated to the person or his agent by a physician. The bill is intended to reverse Kiser v. A.W. Chesteron, 285 Va. 12 (2013). This bill is identical to SB 661.
Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury or disease. Provides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant asbestos-related injury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant asbestos-related injury or disease, and such subsequent diagnosis shall constitute a separate injury that shall accrue action when such diagnosis is first communicated to the person or his agent by a physician. The bill is intended to reverse Kiser v. A.W. Chesteron, 285 Va. 12 (2013).
Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignantand malignant asbestos-related injury or disease. Provides thata diagnosis of a nonmalignant asbestos-related injury or diseaseshall not be deemed an accrual of an action based upon a later diagnosisof a malignant asbestos-related injury or disease and that a causeof action for an asbestos-related malignancy shall accrue when themalignant asbestos-related disease or injury is first communicatedto the person or his agent by a physician.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB781H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20105696D-H1
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20105696D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104787D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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| Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB781H1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB781ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099) | HTML |
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