HB 1020 VA

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Sexual abuse during infancy or incapacity; accrual. Adds to the accrual provisions for personal injury actions resulting from sexual abuse during the infancy or incapacity of a person that accrual occurs when corroborative evidence, as defined in the bill, is discovered or by the exercise of due diligence reasonably should have been discovered.

• Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104934D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1020ER) · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 251 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML