Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1020
Sexual abuse during infancy or incapacity; accrual.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
Cosponsors (3)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 251 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1020ER) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 9, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104934D