093_HB0536sam002
LRB093 06702 DRJ 15722 a
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 536
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 536 on page 2, by
3 replacing lines 25 through 30 with the following:
4 "Section 20. Limitation. An action based on
5 gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of
6 Section 5 must be commenced within 7 years after the cause of
7 action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring
8 the action was a minor at the time the cause of action
9 accrued, the action must be commenced within 7 years after
10 the person reaches the age of 18. An action based on
11 gender-related violence as defined in paragraph (3) of
12 Section 5 must be commenced within 2 years after the cause of
13 action accrued, except that if the person entitled to bring
14 the action was a minor at the time the cause of action
15 accrued, the action must be commenced within 2 years after
16 the person reaches the age of 18.".