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CA AB2693

Bill

Status

Vetoed

9/29/2024

Primary Sponsor

Buffy Wicks

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Revives claims for damages from childhood sexual assault by employees of county-owned juvenile probation camps or detention facilities that would otherwise be barred by statute of limitations as of January 1, 2025, allowing actions to be commenced by December 31, 2025.

  • Does not revive claims that have been litigated to finality or compromised by written settlement agreement before January 1, 2025.

  • Exempts these revived sexual assault claims from Government Code Sections 844.6 and 854.8, which generally limit public entity liability for injuries caused by prisoners or patients of mental institutions.

  • Applies retroactively to any action commenced after enactment and to any action filed before enactment that remains pending, including actions that would have been barred under previous law.

Legislative Description

Childhood sexual assault: statute of limitations.

Last Action

Vetoed by Governor.

9/29/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/19/2024
Judiciary6/5/2024
Rules5/23/2024
Appropriations5/1/2024
Judiciary3/4/2024

Full Bill Text

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