HB 2139

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 01, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 22, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2021

Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury.

Abstract

Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury or disease. Provides that a cause of action for a latent injury shall accrue when such injury and its causal connection to an injurious or disease-causing substance, product, or circumstance is first communicated to the injured person or his agent by a physician. The bill further provides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant substance-related, product-related, or circumstance-related latent injury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant substance-related latent injury or disease.

Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latentinjury or disease. Provides that a cause of action for a latentinjury shall accrue when such injury and its causal connection toan injurious or disease-causing substance is first communicated tothe injured person or his agent by a physician. The bill furtherprovides that a diagnosis of a nonmalignant substance-related latentinjury or disease shall not accrue an action based upon the subsequent diagnosis of a malignant substance-related latent injury or disease.

Bill Sponsors (10)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2021

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/21)

Mar 01, 2021

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021

Feb 26, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 25, 2021

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 23, 2021

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200305D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 8-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2139S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 21200305D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Feb 19, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2021

Senate

Committee substitute printed 21200305D-S1

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 15, 2021

Senate

Reconsidered by Judiciary

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 10, 2021

Senate

Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (13-Y 2-N)

Feb 05, 2021

Senate

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 01, 2021

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2021

House

Read second time

House

Printed as engrossed 21102437D-E

House

Engrossed by House as amended HB2139E

House

Committee amendments agreed to

Jan 28, 2021

House

Read first time

Jan 27, 2021

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 22, 2021

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)

Jan 21, 2021

House

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

Jan 12, 2021

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102437D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102437D HTML
Printed as engrossed 21102437D-E HTML
Committee substitute printed 21200305D-S1 HTML
HB2139ER HTML
CHAP0195 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB2139AH HTML

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