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• Introduced by Rep. Dan Scripps (D) on June 2, 2009, to apply the "tolling" of statute of limitations for criminal offences actions against minor children or the "insane," so that this "stopping the clock" provision applies to actions arising under any state statute, including lawsuits permitted under the no-fault auto insurance law. The bill also adds a definition of “insane” for purposes of this statute: “suffering under a condition of mental derangement that prevents the sufferer from comprehending rights he or she is otherwise bound to know, regardless of whether the individual has been judicially declared to be insane”.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on June 2, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 3, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on June 9, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that that does not include insurance code lawsuits within its scope. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2009.
• Passed 107 to 1 in the House on June 9, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 11, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on June 11, 2009.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 2, 2010, to not revise the statute of limitations law, but instead use the bill as a "vehicle" to study the state's indigent criminal defendant defense system. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 2, 2010.
• Passed 20 to 12 in the Senate on December 2, 2010, to create a state "Indigent Defense Council" to study and make recommendations for overhauling the state's system for courts appointing a lawyer for criminal defendant's who can't afford to hire one.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 3, 2010.