Indiana Senate Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Civil statutes of limitations. Removes the statute of limitations for civil causes of action concerning child sexual abuse, and provides that a person who alleges an injury resulting from child sexual abuse may file an action in an otherwise time barred case. Specifies that a patient of a health facility who is injured while on the premises of the health facility may bring an action not later than two years from the date the injury: (1) occurs; or (2) is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered. Makes conforming amendments.

Civil statutes of limitations.

Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]

Sen. Jack Sandlin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-05	Senate	Authored by Senators Freeman and Sandlin

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/135/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/b/8/3/2b836f10/SB0135.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/7/3/d17375b0/SB0135.01.INTR.FN001.pdf