SB 37 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. This bill is identical to HB 1020.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Nov 19, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100539D · upper
2. Nov 19, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Printed as engrossed 26100539D-E · upper
12. Jan 26, 2026 agreed to Courts of Justice Amendment · upper
13. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
14. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB37) · upper
16. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
19. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Feb 23, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
23. Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
24. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House with amendment Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 House Amendment agreed to by Senate · upper
26. Feb 27, 2026 Enrolled · upper
27. Feb 27, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB37ER) · upper
28. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252) · 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
• House Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML