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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB18-1398

Statute Of Limitations Domestic Violence Torts

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Children & Domestic Matters Civil Law

Concerning the statute of limitations for commencing a civil action in tort to recover damages for an act of domestic violence.

Bill Summary:

Limitations of civil actions - limitation on action to recover damages from an act of domestic violence. The act states that any civil action to recover damages caused by an act of domestic violence must be commenced within 6 years after a disability has been removed for a person under disability or within 6 years after a cause of action accrues, whichever occurs later, except that in no event many any such civil action be commenced more than 20 years after the cause of action accrues.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Matt Gray

Representative

Matt Gray

Representative Cole Wist

Representative

Cole Wist

Senator Bob Gardner

Senator

Bob Gardner

Committees

House

Judiciary

Senate

Finance

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/30/2018 Signed Act PDF
05/22/2018 Final Act PDF
05/04/2018 Rerevised PDF
05/03/2018 Revised PDF
04/30/2018 Reengrossed PDF
04/27/2018 Engrossed PDF
04/18/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/03/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/10/2018 FN2 PDF
04/24/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 [Attachment D]. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1398, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1398 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 Senate Amendments REPASS
55
AYE
10
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/07/2018 Senate Amendments CONCUR
63
AYE
2
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/30/2018 Third Reading BILL
55
AYE
8
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/04/2018 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/30/2018 Governor Governor Signed
05/22/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/22/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/22/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/07/2018 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/04/2018 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/04/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/03/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/03/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/30/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/30/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/27/2018 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/26/2018 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/18/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/08/2018 350 Statute Of Limitations Domestic Violence Torts PDF

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